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Chapter 1

           

           Manyofouryoungwomenhavethoughtfittocuttheirhairshort,putonbluespectacles,andcallthemselvesNihilists.Bydoingthistheyhavebeenabletopersuadethemselves,withoutfurthertrouble,thattheyhaveacquirednewconvictionsoftheirown.Somemenhavebutfeltsomelittlequalmofkindnesstowardstheirfellow-men,andthefacthasbeenquiteenoughtopersuadethemthattheystandaloneinthevanofenlightenmentandthatnoonehassuchhumanitarianfeelingsasthey.Othershavebuttoreadanideaofsomebodyelse’s,andtheycanimmediatelyassimilateitandbelievethatitwasachildoftheirownbrain.The“impudenceofignorance,”ifImayusetheexpression,isdevelopedtoawonderfulextentinsuchcases;—unlikelyasitappears,itismetwithateveryturn.

           ThisconfidenceofastupidmaninhisowntalentshasbeenwonderfullydepictedbyGogolintheamazingcharacterofPirogoff.Pirogoffhasnottheslightestdoubtofhisowngenius,—nay,ofhissuperiorityofgenius,—socertainisheofitthatheneverquestionsit.HowmanyPirogoffshavetherenotbeenamongourwriters—scholars,propagandists?Isay“havebeen,”butindeedthereareplentyofthematthisveryday.

           Ourfriend,Gania,belongedtotheotherclass—tothe“muchcleverer”persons,thoughhewasfromheadtofootpermeatedandsaturatedwiththelongingtobeoriginal.Thisclass,asIhavesaidabove,isfarlesshappy.

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