"Let me put it this way, you remember that young man Herzen, right? I really didn't expect Saint-Simonism to poison his thoughts to such an extent."
"Have you discovered any new clues?"
"We have seized a large amount of documents and letters from his and his young friends' homes, filled with thoughts that don't align with the spirit of the government, revolutionary rhetoric that embodies the dangerous doctrines of Saint-Simon."
Shubinsky exemplified gravely: "One of the letters said: All charters are useless, contracts between masters and slaves. The problem isn't improving the slaves' condition, but there shouldn't be slaves at all."
