CHAPTER VI.
CHARLES BRADLAUGH.
During all these months the intellectual life had not stood still; I was slowly, cautiously feeling my way onward.

And in the intellectual and social side of my life I found a delight unknown in the old days of bondage.

First, there was the joy of freedom, the joy of speaking out frankly and honestly each thought.

Truly, I had a right to say: "With a great price obtained I this freedom," and having paid the price, I revelled in the liberty I had bought.

Mr.Scott's valuable library was at my service; his keen brain challenged my opinions, probed my assertions, and suggested phases of thought hitherto untouched.