And then from Alexander II. himself slowly faded the aureole with which my imagination had surrounded him; so that by the end of the year, even if at the outset I had cherished some illusions as to useful activity in the spheres nearest to the palace, I should have retained none.
Kropotkin reflects on the disillusionment he felt regarding the emperor as he matured, losing his initial idealism.
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