Mr. Gascoigne in the story feels nostalgic and wants to show off his political knowledge.
Mr. Gascoigne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is portrayed as feeling nostalgic and wanting to show off his knowledge of politics. He is depicted as having delusions about his understanding of national politics and people's rights.
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