God sees the truth

This short story, "God Sees the Truth, But Waits," was penned by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and is a heartfelt tragic story.

This is the narrative of Ivan Dimitrich Aksionov, a young trader from the Russian town of Vladimir.

The main character's was suspesious for a murder that he did not commit.

Aksionov, was happy and gorgeous man with two shops and a residence and who loved to sing.

He used to drink a lot and get a little rowdy before he married.

He begins to drink excessively after his marriage and even becomes disorderly.

He stopped drinking heavily after his marriage and had a young family with his wife.

During the summer, Aksionov planned to sell his items at the Nizhny fair. His wife forbade him from going to the fair before he left.

She told him about a nightmare she had seen in her sleep. He returned to town with grey hair, but Aksionov laughed and even saw the dream as a harbinger of good fortune.

Aksionov met a merchant from Ryazan near the midway point, with whom he drank and stayed the night in an inn. They slept in rooms next to each other.

He left early the next morning with his horses and coachman, when the air was still cool. He stopped after around 25 miles to feed his horse. He placed an order for samovar and began playing his guitar.

Meanwhile, two troops and a district officer approached him and interrogated him extensively about the merchant with whom Aksionov had spent his previous night.

They alerted Aksionov about the merchant's assassination. A merchant's body was discovered with his throat slashed in an inn room.

They took Aksionov back to inn's room and inspected his luggage. In his suitcase, they discovered a blood-stained knife. Fear gripped Aksionov's body.

He was accused of assassinating the merchant and stealing him of 20,000 roubles.

Aksionov was apprehended and imprisoned. His wife, along with her two tiny children, arrived to meet him. After much begging, she was granted permission to meet her spouse by the official.

She passed out when she saw her husband among the criminals and thieves dressed as criminals. She later notified her spouse of the Czar's rejection of the plea.

When his own wife asked him a suspicious question, Aksionov sobbed. For the last time, Aksionov said his goodbyes to his family.

God was the only one he could hope for mercy from. He was badly tortured there. Aksionov was sentenced to twenty-six years in a Siberian prison to work in the mines.

His beard and hair became white and grey. He took his time walking, said very little, and never laughed. He earned money by learning to create footwear. "The Lives of the Saints" was the title of the book he purchased.

He used to read the chapter in the dim light of his cell, and he used to read and sing it in church every Sunday.

His fellow inmates admired him and referred to him as Grandfather or the Saint. If there were conflicts in the prison, inmates would come to him for justice.

Every day he spent in God's devotion and on the path of truth. A gang of new inmates arrived at the prison one day.

Makar Semyonich was one among the detainees. He was a tall, powerful sixty-year-old man with grey hair. He told others about his arrest in connection with a horse thievery case. He, was a native of Vladimir. When he found out about Aksiono'd's story, he couldn't stop laughing.

After hearing Makar's statements, Aksionov couldn't sleep that night. Makar, he believed, was the assassin who killed the merchant.

He couldn't stop thinking about his family, his long-term struggles, and other things. After months of getting to know each other, Aksionov learned that Makar was the one who killed the Ryazan merchant. 

He was furious with Makar, but he said nothing about it. Aksionov noticed Makar excavating a tunnel beneath his sleeping shelf one night. Makar warned him that if he said anything, he would be killed. Makar's threatening statements didn't bother Aksionov.

Soldiers discovered the tunnel the next day. When the governor arrived to question the inmates, no one mentioned the tunnel. When queried about the tunnel, Aksionov also denied knowing anything about Semyonich.

Makar arrived at Aksionov late that night. Makar apologised and sought pardon. He admitted to the murder of the merchant as well as the existence of a hidden knife. 

Aksionov remained deafeningly silent. Makar knelt on the ground and begged pardon once more. He admitted to the governor that he confessed his wrongdoing. 

Makar remained seated, bowed his head to the floor, and cried out for pardon. 

Makar and Aksionov both sobbed. Aksionov's heart began to beat more freely. He wished he could stay in prison and die there.

When Makar finally confessed and the order for Aksionov's release arrived, he was already dead.