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Pestsov liked thrashing an arguey Ivanovitch's words, especially as he felt

the injustice of his view

"I did notAlexey

Alexandrovitch, "mere density of population alone, but in

conjunction with fundamental ideas, and not by means of

principles"

"It seeuidly, and with

no haste, "that that's the sa In my opinion, influence

over another people is only possible to the people which has the

higher development, which"

"But that's just the question," Pestsov broke in in his bass

He was always in a hurry to speak, and see "In what are we to lish, the French, the

Gere of development? Which of

them will nationalize the other? We see the Rhine provinces have

been turned French, but the Gere!" he

shouted "There is another laork there"

"I fancy that the greater influence is always on the side of true

civilization," said Alexey Alexandrovitch, slightly lifting his

eyebrows

"But what are we to lay down as the outward signs of true

civilization?" said Pestsov

"I ienerally very well known," said Alexey

Alexandrovitch