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“ But still all of Odessa was up and about, in spite of the weather being of the kind where you wouldn't even send a dog out. Thousands of people with frightened faces were in the streets, thousands were looking toward the harbor with frightened curiosity.
Social order seemed to have broken down, and only a small part of the military could still be relied upon. Drunken soldiers were walking through the streets, singing and yelling.
But on the ships in the harbor there was not a soul to be seen. The crews of the merchant ships had all been frightened and fled ashore. ”

“ When this man, whose high, imperious figure made the most profound impression, saw the frightened faces of the people of Odessa he pushed his way forward.
"Do you want to let yourselves be intimidated by these cowardly assassins?" shouted the stranger whom no one knew with a thundering voice. "Do you want to seal your own doom by paying huge sums to those who have taken control through assassination and betrayal? Forward, throw these mutineers out of the city and answer them with the batteries!"
Men are curious animals. ”

“ But the men started to regain their courage when no such ships appeared.
Now Matuschewsko came over to the transport ship.
"I don’t think that we have to worry about any kind of pursuit," said the monster when his companions started to question him. "It is true that the crews of the other ships have not joined our mutiny, but they will not act hostile toward us. They sympathize with us, they even cheered us on when we sailed off under the red flag. There is no way they will obey their officers."
"All the better," Orloff smiled, and his good humor started to return. "All the better. ”