There may be peace, there may be leisure, there may be innocent refreshments of many kinds.

The ever-increasing power of locomotion may join the extremes of earth.
There may be mysterious workings of the human mind, such as occur only at great crises of history.

The East and the West may meet together, and all nations may contribute their thoughts and their experience to the common stock of humanity.

Many other elements enter into a speculation of this kind.

But it is better to make an end of them.