The harm is all within: the tragedy is in the soul itself.

But--and this is more important still--even here the harm may not be recognised: the act in question may lead to no remorse; and yet despite this, the case will be made no better.

On the contrary it will be made a great deal worse.

Any father or husband would recognise this, who was not professedly careless about all moral matters altogether.

It would not, for instance, console a positivist for his daughter's seduction to know that the matter was hushed up, and that it gave the lady herself no concern whatever.