On only one occasion was Pavel Petrovich about to enter the fray against the nihilist concerning the controversial question of noblemen's rights in the Baltic provinces, but he suddenly stopped, and declared with cold politeness, "However, we can't really understand each other;
Pavel Petrovitx behin bakarrik egon zen "nihilista" gaztearekin eztabaidan hasteko zorian, aitoren semeen eskubideak zirela eta, gai hori modan baitzegoen orduan, baina bat-batean gelditu zen, gizalege hotzez esanik: