Sentiment it must contain, plenty of it, pure and noble, of the sort that in his own early youth had brought his applause from "nigger heaven" the "For-God-my-country-and- the-Czar" and "I-may-be-poor-but-I-am-honest" brand of sentiment. Having learned such precautions, Martin consulted "The Duchess" for tone, and proceeded to mix according to formula.