Bismarck couldn't help but ask, "Did those two girls succeed?"
Shubinsky looked at Bismarck sadly, not saying a word, but his silence was already the best answer.
Arthur stirred the newly served cup of tea, "Otto, why bother asking for trouble? Haven't you read the newspapers? Tsar Nicholas I is different from his gentle brother the 'Holy King'; he is an iron-willed emperor born to achieve great things. It's best not to trouble him with such trifles."
Shubinsky, with a mournful expression, said, "Artie, you must help me. I can't find anyone else to turn to."
Arthur didn't believe Shubinsky's nonsense, just as Shubinsky wouldn't believe him either.
