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Thespirits and salt

delicacies, and the discussion of the Russification of Poland

between Koznishev, Karenin, and Pestsov died down in anticipation

of dinner

Sergey Ivanovitch was unequaled in his skill in winding up the

ued the disposition of his opponent He did

this now

Alexey Alexandrovitch had beenthat the Russification

of Poland could only be accoht to be introduced by the Russian government

Pestsov insisted that one country can only absorb another when it

is the more densely populated

Koznishev ad out of the drawing roo: "So, then, for the Russification of our foreign populations there

is but oneup as many children as one can My

brother and I are terribly in fault, I see You married men,

especially you, Stepan Arkadyevitch, are the real patriots: what

nuenially at their host

and holding out a tiny wine glass to hihed, and Stepan Arkadyevitch with particular good

hu cheese and

filling the wine-glass with a special sort of spirit The

conversation dropped at the jest