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He will arrange that
you go to Scutari." He then explained all the reasons why Montenegro
should hold Scutari when the war was over.
"It was ours," he said; "we only gave it up to Venice so that she should
protect us from the Turk. If we do not hold Scutari, Montenegro can
never become a state, so if we cannot keep her we might as well give up
Cettinje. After all we are but taking back what was once ours."
He was daily expecting the uniforms from Russia, and asked every soldier
on the road for news. At last one said that he had seen them.
"The stuff is rather thin, your excellency, but the boots are splendid."

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CHAPTER VI
NORTHERN MONTENEGRO

We were accosted by a clean-limbed, joyous youth, who bore on his cap
the outstretched winged badge of the police. He said--
"Mister Sirdar, he tell me take you alon' o' Nickshitch."
Sure enough the next morning there he was, with three horses, which if
not the identical animals of our Chainitza trip were sisters or brothers
to them.


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