"Well then, sir. Now that we've introduced ourselves, it's your turn to take the stage. Please don't tell me you're a professor at the University of Gottingen; I know that's a lie."
"I didn't deceive you, I truly am a professor at Gottingen, and also the Academic Director and National Special Representative."
"If you insist on that, then I must be the Tsar of Russia."
"If that's the case, I suggest you head up to the third floor, where King Anton I of Saxony and the Duke of Sussex of Britain are waiting; you should catch up with them."
The students burst into laughter, with Russian students waving their glasses to applaud the fine joke, while the students of Gottingen chuckled, unwilling to reveal the truth. Everyone appreciated the humor, except for Bismarck, who listened with a sense of dread.
Because only he knew that Arthur Hastings, this scoundrel, was not some great champion of liberalism, but stood beside the liberals only to seize an opportunity to stab them in the back.
