I pretended I was a Livonian, who had deserted from the Austrians, to return home, and claim an inheritance left me by my father.

The prisoners in great dismay wrote to the savage Livonian, but received no answer.

The Livonian peasants were, however, at work, and set fire to the town in many places.

Lisbeth believed that she had secured her Livonian to herself by cutting him off from all communication with the outer world.