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"You are a beautiful woman, princess, and with that aid alone you

should accomplish much"

"Yes," she ad she wore

on her hand; "but I find that to be the most unpleasant character of my

employment To use such beauty as I have, and such attractions as I

possess, for the winning of men to our cause, whether they be officials

or nobles, is hateful to me; and yet I do not hesitate"

"It is not a difficult task for men to join the nihilists because of

love for you; I could, myself, almost forsake it, did you ask such a

sacrifice"

"Sha away her hand and darting

out of his reach "Shame on you for that! Those were treacherous words,

and I expected them least of all, from you You make me ashamed;

ashamed for you, and for the cause I uphold Are all men so weak, and

so easily led? Does the mere beauty of a wo eyes, or the touch of soft hands, change

the destinies of an empire?"

"They have done so more than once, princess"

"You make me hate myself--and you"