ThemostinterestingfeatureofthisstayinMoscowwasmyintercoursewithTolstoi,andtothisIhavedevotedaseparatechapter。[14]
[14]SeeChapterXXXVII。
Onemoreexperiencemaybenoted。IncomingandgoingontheMoscowrailwayIfound,asinotherpartsofEurope,thatgovernmentalcontrolofrailwaysdoesnotatallmeanbetteraccommodationsorlowerfaresthanwhensuchworksareunderindividualcontrol。Thepricesfortravel,aswellasforsleeping—berths,weremuchhigherontheselines,ownedbythegovernment,thanonanyofourmaintrunk—linesinAmerica,whicharecontrolledbyprivatecorporations,andtheaccommodationswereneverofahighorder,andsometimesintolerable。
DuringthisstayinRussiamysympathieswereenlistedforFinland;butonthissubjectIhavespokenfullyelsewhere。[15]
[15]SeeChapterXXXIV。