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Several follow upon it , and there were many such during her stay of more than a week in New York City . Many came , were received and went away again ; and the princess herself was frequently abroad in the streets , or at places of amusement , or was entertained by those who worship at the shrine of nobility . But there was one who called upon her the evening of the day of Saberevski 's interview , to which it is necessary that we should refer . He came at ten o'clock , and was expected , for he was conducted to her presence immediately and was received without question , although it would have been immediately plain to an observer that these two had never met before . The things which they discussed were largely technical , and had to do with the conduct and activities of various nihilistic agents who were scattered about over the world , outside of Russia . He was a man whose name does not appear again in this story and which therefore need not be mentioned now , but he was nevertheless one well known at the courts of Europe , and on the streets of New York and Washington . At the end of their discussion and interchange of confidences , when he rose to leave her and she gave him her hand , he said , recurring to the subject of their conversation : `` Princess , if we had others like you , as sincere in their efforts for the betterment of our people , nihilism would soon become the dominant factor of Russian politics , and official oppression would cease to exist .