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Meantime , Monsieur le Marechal , find me , in my own closet , one of my St. Anne 's collars . '' And it was thus that Joseph Rouletabille , of `` L'Epoque , '' was created officer of St. Anne of Russia by the Emperor himself , who gave him the accolade . `` They combine the whole course of time in this country , '' thought Rouletabille , pressing his hand to his eyes to hold back the tears . For the train at 10:55 everybody had crowded at Tsarskoie-Coelo station . Among those who had come from St. Petersburg to press the young reporter 's hand when they learned of his impending departure were Ivan Petrovitch , the jolly Councilor of the Emperor , and Athanase Georgevitch , the lively advocate so well known for his famous exploits with knife and fork . They had come naturally with all their bandages and dressings , which made them look like glorious ruins . They brought the greetings of Feodor Feodorovitch , who still had a little fever , and of Thaddeus Tchitchnikoff , the Lithuanian , who had both legs broken .