"I think that Anatolie is right—that we have no right to force our ideas on the people."
"That is a strange conception of our ideas," said Novodvoroff, and he began to smoke angrily.
"I cannot talk to them," Kryltzoff said in a whisper, and became silent.
"And it is much better not to talk," said Nekhludoff.
CHAPTER VI.
An officer entered the cell and announced that the time for departing had arrived. He counted every prisoner, pointing at every one with his finger. When he reached Nekhludoff he said, familiarly:
"It is too late to remain now, Prince; it is time to go."
Nekhludoff, knowing what that meant, approached him and thrust three rubles into his hand.
"Nothing can be done with you—stay here a while longer."