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Chapter 5

           “Iwasonlygoingtosaythatyou—notthatyoucouldnotbelikeGleboff—butthatyouwouldhavebeenmorelike—”

           “Iguesswhatyoumean—IshouldbeanOsterman,notaGleboff—eh?Isthatwhatyoumeant?”

           “WhatOsterman?”askedtheprinceinsomesurprise.

           “Why,Osterman—thediplomatist.Peter’sOsterman,”mutteredHippolyte,confused.Therewasamoment’spauseofmutualconfusion.

           “Oh,no,no!”saidtheprinceatlast,“thatwasnotwhatIwasgoingtosay—ohno!Idon’tthinkyouwouldeverhavebeenlikeOsterman.”

           Hippolytefrownedgloomily.

           “I’lltellyouwhyIdrawtheconclusion,”explainedtheprince,evidentlydesirousofclearingupthematteralittle.“Because,thoughIoftenthinkoverthemenofthosetimes,Icannotforthelifeofmeimaginethemtobelikeourselves.Itreallyappearstomethattheywereofanotherracealtogetherthanourselvesoftoday.Atthattimepeopleseemedtosticksotooneidea;now,theyaremorenervous,moresensitive,moreenlightened—peopleoftwoorthreeideasatonce—asitwere.Themanoftodayisabroaderman,sotospeak—andIdeclareIbelievethatiswhatpreventshimfrombeingsoself-containedandindependentabeingashisbrotherofthoseearlierdays.Ofcoursemyremarkwasonlymadeunderthisimpression,andnotintheleast—”

           “Iquiteunderstand

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