"I am not expressing my own opinion of either form of culture," Sergey Ivanovitch said, holding out his glass with a smile of condescension, as to a child.

" I only say that both sides have strong arguments to support them," he went on, addressing Alexey Alexandrovitch.

" My sympathies are classical from education, but in this discussion I am personally unable to arrive at a conclusion.

I see no distinct grounds for classical studies being given a preeminence over scientific studies.

" "The natural sciences have just as great an educational value," put in Pestsov.