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The emperor greatly admired the poetry of Runeberg, as that poet
wrote something complimentary to the Russians, while Topelius wrote
some bitter truths about them, which were not pleasant to the
emperor’s taste. On one of his visits the emperor gave Runeberg a gold
snuff box, but Topelius was left without a present, as the emperor
took no notice of him. After a while Runeberg asked Topelius how he
liked the emperor’s visit. Topelius answered: “You got the gold box,
but I got the snuff.” This story properly illustrates my own
experience. My fellow-missionary got the imperial gold box, and I, more
than once, got only the snuff.
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