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impossible. There are three things which I abominate 

 ■ — talking with women, playing cards, and useless 

 traveling." Smiling grimly, he left the inference with 

 us. 



And that great Russian reformer who while in prison 

 wrote the lectures which he had promised to deliver 

 at a foreign university, how simple and friendly he 

 was! How he fitted into our home life! So modest 

 was he that only by close questioning could we get him 

 to talk about his experiences. How he finally obtained 

 permission to go over to England to perfect his speak- 

 ing knowledge of that tongue, promising to return to 

 prison on a certain date; how he did return on that 

 date, and it happened to be Sunday, and they asked 

 him what he wanted. 



"Why I 've come back to serve out my term," he 

 replied. 



"But we 're full tonight. Go away, and come back 

 tomorrow." 



"No," was his answer, "I am going to stay here, you 

 must find a place for me." 



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