30/33 That will be the best part of our experience. A struggle for existence sweetens it; and if we starve, we shall deserve the fate." After three days Max gave me his answer. If we starve, I shall not be much worse off than I am here in Styria. It hurts me to say that the love of my father and mother is my greatest danger; but it is true. They have lived here so long, feeding on the poor adulation of a poor people, that they do not see life truly. |