To-morrow he has to pass an examination, and you will spoil forever the scientific career of a young man who has gone through great hardships, and has struggled for years against all sorts of obstacles, to attain his present position.
Kropotkin argues for the importance of allowing Polakóff to take his examination, emphasizing the hardships he has overcome.
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