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Chapter 7

           “Yourideasare,ofcourse,mostpraiseworthy,andinthehighestdegreepatriotic;butyouexaggeratethematterterribly.Itwouldbebetterifwedroppedthesubject.”

           “No,sir,Idonotexaggerate,Iunderstatethematter,ifanything,undoubtedlyunderstateit;simplybecauseIcannotexpressmyselfasIshouldlike,but

           “Allowme!”

           Theprincewassilent.HesatstraightupinhischairandgazedferventlyatIvanPetrovitch.

           “Itseemstomethatyouhavebeentoopainfullyimpressedbythenewsofwhathappenedtoyourgoodbenefactor,”saidtheolddignitary,kindly,andwiththeutmostcalmnessofdemeanour.“Youareexcitable,perhapsastheresultofyoursolitarylife.Ifyouwouldmakeupyourmindtolivemoreamongyourfellowsinsociety,Itrust,Iamsure,thattheworldwouldbegladtowelcomeyou,asaremarkableyoungman;andyouwouldsoonfindyourselfabletolookatthingsmorecalmly.Youwouldseethatallthesethingsaremuchsimplerthanyouthink;and,besides,theserarecasescomeabout,inmyopinion,fromennuiandfromsatiety.”

           “Exactly,exactly!Thatisatruethought!”criedtheprince.“Fromennui,fromourennuibutnotfromsatiety!Oh,no,youarewrongthere!Sayfromthirstifyoulike;thethirstoffever!Andpleasedonotsupposethatthisissosmallamatterthatwemayhavealaughatitanddismissit;wemustbeabletoforeseeourdisastersandarmagainstthem.

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