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Almost two ey Ivanovitch was only just preparing to leave Moscow

Sergey Ivanovitch's life had not been uneventful during this

tio he had finished his book, the fruit of six

years' labor, "Sketch of a Survey of the Principles and Forms of

Government in Europe and Russia" Several sections of this book

and its introduction had appeared in periodical publications, and

other parts had been read by Sergey Ivanovitch to persons of his

circle, so that the leading ideas of the work could not be

coey Ivanovitch had

expected that on its appearance his book would be sure to make a

serious impression on society, and if it did not cause a

revolution in social science it would, at any rate, reat

stir in the scientific world

After the most conscientious revision the book had last year been

published, and had been distributed ah he asked no one about it, reluctantly and with feigned

indifference answered his friends' inquiries as to how the book

was going, and did not even inquire of the booksellers how the

book was selling, Sergey Ivanovitch was all on the alert, with

strained attention, watching for the first impression his book

would make in the world and in literature