But what would happen afterward?
You would be sent back to Siberia, and I should probably follow you for harboring an escaped convict." The face of the impulsive philanthropist dropped pathetically.

He had come to his friend's assistance on the spur of the moment.

He was destined, as some men are, to plunge about the world seeking to do good.
And it has been decreed that good must be done by stealth and after deliberation only.

He who does good on the spur of the moment usually sows a seed of dissension in the trench of time.
"Also," went on Paul, with that deliberate grasp of the situation which never failed to astonish the ready-witted Steinmetz; "also, you have other calls upon your energy.

You have other work to do." Lanovitch's broad face lightened up; his benevolent brow beamed.