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WHEN I saw that my visitor was the czar, I suppressed my surprise, and put the taper calmly upon the table, making my obeisance with all the grace that I could command.
"Your Majesty honors me by this visit," I said gravely, "but if I had been advised of your coming I should have been better prepared."