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Chapter 7

           Thatisnotmyownexpression;itistheexpressionofamerchant,oneoftheOldBelievers,whomIoncemetwhiletravelling.Hedidnotsayexactlythesewords.Ithinkhisexpressionwas:

           “‘WhosoforsakeshiscountryforsakeshisGod.’

           “ButletthesethirstyRussiansoulsfind,likeColumbus’discoverers,anewworld;letthemfindtheRussianworld,letthemsearchanddiscoverallthegoldandtreasurethatlieshidinthebosomoftheirownland!Showthemtherestitutionoflosthumanity,inthefuture,byRussianthoughtalone,andbymeansoftheGodandoftheChristofourRussianfaith,andyouwillseehowmightyandjustandwiseandgoodagiantwillriseupbeforetheeyesoftheastonishedandfrightenedworld;astonishedbecausetheyexpectnothingbuttheswordfromus,becausetheythinktheywillgetnothingoutofusbutbarbarism.Thishasbeenthecaseuptonow,andthelongermattersgoonastheyarenowproceeding,themoreclearwillbethetruthofwhatIsay;andI

           Butatthismomentsomethinghappenedwhichputamostunexpectedendtotheorator’sspeech.Allthisheatedtirade,thisoutflowofpassionatewordsandecstaticideaswhichseemedtohustleandtumbleovereachotherastheyfellfromhislips,boreevidenceofsomeunusuallydisturbedmentalconditionintheyoungfellowwhohad“boiledover”insucharemarkablemanner,withoutanyapparentreason.

           Ofthosewhowerepresent,suchasknewtheprincelistenedtohisoutburstinastateofalarm,somewithafeelingofmortification.

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