"Why?"
"I might have bound you closer."
"To what?"
"The heart of human liberty."
"What do you mean?"
"I cannot tell you now. But when will you go to St. Petersburg, Russia?"
"Well, I did intend to go there at once, and from there visit the different capitals."
"And will you go to St. Petersburg?"
"Certainly."
"And will you do me a favor–will you do it in the cause of human liberty?" asked the stranger, catching hold of his hand.