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HeexaminedparticularlytheBolchaiaGate，theonehewishedtodeliverup。
Twiceintheeveninghecameupontheglacisofthisgate。
Hewalkedupanddown，withoutfearofbeingdiscoveredbythebesiegers，whosenearestpostswereatleastamilefromtheramparts。
Hefanciedthathewasrecognizedbynoone，tillhecaughtsightofashadowglidingalongoutsidetheearthworks。
SangarrehadcomeattheriskofherlifeforthepurposeofputtingherselfincommunicationwithIvanOgareff。
FortwodaysthebesiegedhadenjoyedatranquillitytowhichtheTartarshadnotaccustomedthemsincethecommencementoftheinvestment。
ThiswasbyOgareff’sorders。Feofar-Khan’slieutenantwishedthatallattemptstotakethetownbyforceshouldbesuspended。
Hehopedthewatchfulnessofthebesiegedwouldrelax。Atanyrate，severalthousandTartarswerekeptinreadinessattheoutposts，toattackthegate，deserted，asOgareffanticipatedthatitwouldbe，byitsdefenders，wheneverheshouldsummonthebesiegerstotheassault。
Thishecouldnotnowdelayindoing。AllmustbeoverbythetimethattheRussiantroopsshouldcomeinsightofIrkutsk。Ogareff’sarrangementsweremade，andonthiseveninganotefellfromthetopoftheearthworksintoSangarre’shands。
Onthenextday，thatistosayduringthehoursofdarknessfromthe5thtothe6thofOctober，attwoo’clockinthemorning，IvanOgareffhadresolvedtodeliverupIrkutsk。
IVANOGAREFF’Splanhadbeencontrivedwiththegreatestcare，andexceptforsomeunforeseenaccidenthebelievedthatitmustsucceed。
ItwasofimportancethattheBolchaiaGateshouldbeunguardedoronlyfeeblyheldwhenhegaveitup。Theattentionofthebesiegedwasthereforetobedrawntoanotherpartofthetown。
AdiversionwasagreeduponwiththeEmir。
Thisdiversionwastobeeffectedbothupanddowntheriver，ontheIrkutskbank。Theattackonthesetwopointswastobeconductedinearnest，andatthesametimeafeignedattemptatcrossingtheAngarafromtheleftbankwastobemade。
TheBolchaiaGate，wouldbeprobablydeserted，somuchthemorebecauseonthissidetheTartaroutpostshavingdrawnback，wouldappeartohavebrokenup。
Itwasthe5thofOctober。Infourandtwentyhours，thecapitalofEasternSiberiawouldbeinthehandsoftheEmir，andtheGrandDukeinthepowerofIvanOgareff。
Duringtheday，anunusualstirwasgoingonintheAngaracamp。
Fromthewindowsofthepalaceimportantpreparationsontheoppositeshorecouldbedistinctlyseen。
NumerousTartardetachmentswereconvergingtowardsthecamp，andfromhourtohourreinforcedtheEmir’stroops。
Thesemovements，intendedtodeceivethebesieged，wereconductedinthemostopenmannerpossiblebeforetheireyes。
OgareffhadwarnedtheGrandDukethatanattackwastobefeared。
Heknew，hesaid，thatanassaultwastobemade，bothaboveandbelowthetown，andhecounselledtheDuketoreinforcethetwodirectlythreatenedpoints。Accordingly，afteracouncilofwarhadbeenheldinthepalace，orderswereissuedtoconcentratethedefenseonthebankoftheAngaraandatthetwoendsofthetown，wheretheearthworksprotectedtheriver。
ThiswasexactlywhatOgareffwished。HedidnotexpectthattheBolchaiaGatewouldbeleftentirelywithoutdefenders，butthattherewouldonlybeasmallnumber。Besides，Ogareffmeanttogivesuchimportancetothediversion，thattheGrandDukewouldbeobligedtoopposeitwithallhisavailableforces。
Thetraitorplannedalsotoproducesofrightfulacatastrophethatterrormustinevitablyoverwhelmtheheartsofthebesieged。
AlldaythegarrisonandpopulationofIrkutskwereonthealert。
Themeasurestorepelanattackonthepointshithertounassailedhadbeentaken。TheGrandDukeandGeneralVoranzoffvisitedtheposts，strengthenedbytheirorders。WassiliFedor’scorpsoccupiedtheNorthofthetown，butwithorderstothrowthemselveswherethedangerwasgre
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