Shubinsky, upon hearing these words, seemed to understand something. He took the cigar offered by Arthur and lit it, "I see now, my dear friend, I wondered why you were so concerned about that young Herzen. So, it was Herzen's father, Ivan Alekseyevich, who sent you here, and you're here as a persuader?"
Arthur half-truthfully confessed to Shubinsky, "That would be about right. You know, back when I was in Leipzig, I got to know a few young people, Herzen, Ogarev, Sartin, Ivan Obolensky. They're all students from Moscow University. When I got to Moscow during Carnival, being unfamiliar with the place, I remembered the address Herzen had given me. So, I excitedly went to his house to visit."
