Greatly emboldened by this lucky meeting with her friend, Olga, without saying a word, conducted the police to the Ismailovsky Polk, one of the quarters of the town most remote from the place of her arrest, which was in the Nevsky district. They found the street and the house indicated to them. They entered and summoned the _dvornik_ (doorkeeper), who has to be present at every search made. Then came the inevitable explanation. The _dvornik_ said that he did not know the lady, and that she did not lodge in that house. Upon hearing this statement, Olga covered her face with her hands, and again gave way to despair. She sobbingly admitted that she had deceived them from fear of her husband, who was very harsh, that she had not given her real name and address, and wound up by begging them to let her go home. “What’s the use of all this, madam?” exclaimed the _pristav_. “Don’t you see that you are doing yourself harm by these tricks? I’ll forgive you this time, because of your inexperience, but take care you don’t do it again, and lead us at once to your house, or otherwise you will repent it.” After much hesitation, Olga, resolved to obey the injunctions of the _pristav_. She gave her name, and said she lived in one of the lines of the Vasili Ostrov. It took an hour to reach the place. At last they arrived at the house indicated. Here precisely the same scene with the _dvornik_ was repeated. Then the _pristav_ lost all patience, and wanted to take her away to prison at once, without making a search in her house. Upon hearing the _pristav’s_ harsh announcement, Olga flung herself into an arm-chair and had a violent attack of hysterics. They fetched some water and sprinkled her face with it to revive her. When she had somewhat recovered, the _pristav_ ordered her to rise and go at once to the prison of the district. Her hysterical attack recommenced. But the _pristav_ would stand no more nonsense, and told her to get up, or otherwise he would have her taken away in a cab by main force. The despair of the poor lady was now at its height. “Listen!” she exclaimed. “I will tell you everything now.”