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 Rh three times—once to God and once to the orthodox world on either side—and as he turned his head to the right, Euthymus felt sure that he recognized in him his old friend Bodroff.

"Yes," said Euthymus, "it is he. The same black beard and curly gray hair—the eyes, the nose, and all the other features are his. Yes, it is Elissey Bodroff!"

Euthymus was overjoyed at the thought of finding his lost companion, though he was unable to understand how he could have arrived before him.

"Oh!" he exclaimed, "Bodroff is so smart that he reached the front ahead of every one else! Still, he may be in the company of some one who has shown him how to do it. I will wait for him at the door. I will leave my new companion and rejoin Elissey, that next time I may reach the altar near the Tomb."

And Euthymus stationed himself at the door, on the lookout for Elissey. At the close of the service, the people began to "kiss the cross" in