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We had been in St. Petersburg nearly a week, and during that time Jack and Katy had seen a great deal under the guidance of Sophie, who, true to her promise, came to us the day after our arrival and offered to take us wherever we wished to go. I had thought I knew St. Petersburg well, but with its dress of snow and ice, and the thermometer twenty below zero, it seemed to me a new city, and I was glad of her escort. I had, however, taken the precaution to ask the landlord confidentially if he knew the Scholaskies.
"Oh, yes," he answered. "Madame Scholaskie is well known. Her husband died in Siberia," and he gave his shoulders a shrug. "They are fine people; once among the first-that is, the medium first. I hear Mademoiselle Sophie is home for a little visit. Splendid-looking girl!"