All the most diverse sections of the educated public, hostile before, are merged in one.

Every division is at an end, all the public organs say the same thing over and over again, all feel the mighty torrent that has overtaken them and is carrying them in one direction.

" "Yes, all the newspapers do say the same thing," said the prince.

"That's true.

But so it is the same thing that all the frogs croak before a storm.