There were two Germans and a Russian officer in the room.
For the first time, after a fortnight's retreat, the Russian troops had halted and after a fight had not only held the field but had repulsed the French.
Germany viewed the Russian mobilization as an act of war and therefore declared war on Russia.
She sometimes thought his accent sounded Russian, sometimes Irish.
After a few years' residence at Wilna he resigned his appointment to participate in a scientific expedition projected by the Russian government, and upon the relinquishment of this undertaking became librarian to the elector of Mainz.