Shubinsky couldn't help but sigh: "If I hadn't been fortunate enough to come to Britain with the delegation as an attendant to witness the ceremony and take a little vacation, I would have been driven mad by those little bastards."
Although Arthur was not particularly fond of Hegel's dialectic, he thought Shubinsky's crazy behavior of arresting Hegel's followers was too extreme.
But he also knew that if Shubinsky refused to do so, he wouldn't have become a general, as there were plenty of people in Moscow eyeing his position.
Whether in Russia or Britain, if you're involved in politics, you can't retain even a shred of conscience.
However, in different countries, the ways bureaucrats show their lack of conscience exhibit subtle differences.
Shubinsky took another sip: "Brother, let me be honest with you, sometimes, I really envy you."
Arthur laughed and poured some wine: "Envy me? You wouldn't think negotiating with the gentlemen of the Home Office is an easy task, would you?"
