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Chapter 7

           Ourpeopleneverseemtobeabletoofferanyresistancesosoonastheygetintothehandsoftheseintriguersespeciallyabroad.”

           “Thatisallthankstoourlassitude,Ithink,”repliedtheoldman,withauthority.“Andthentheirwayofpreaching;theyhaveaskilfulmannerofdoingit!Andtheyknowhowtostartleone,too.Igotquiteafrightmyselfin’32,inVienna,Iassureyou;butIdidn’tcaveintothem,Iranawayinstead,ha,ha!”

           “Come,come,I’vealwaysheardthatyouranawaywiththebeautifulCountessLevitskythattimethrowingupeverythinginordertodoitandnotfromtheJesuitsatall,”saidPrincessBielokonski,suddenly.

           “Well,yesbutwecallitfromtheJesuits,youknow;itcomestothesamething,”laughedtheoldfellow,delightedwiththepleasantrecollection.

           “Youseemtobeveryreligious,”hecontinued,kindly,addressingtheprince,“whichisathingonemeetssoseldomnowadaysamongyoungpeople.”

           Theprincewaslisteningopen-mouthed,andstillinaconditionofexcitedagitation.Theoldmanwasevidentlyinterestedinhim,andanxioustostudyhimmoreclosely.

           “PavlicheffwasamanofbrightintellectandagoodChristian,asincereChristian,”saidtheprince,suddenly.“Howcouldhepossiblyembraceafaithwhichisunchristian?RomanCatholicismis,sotospeak,simplythesamethingasunchristianity,”headdedwithflashingeyes,whichseemedtotakeineverybodyintheroom.

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