I have thought of these matters, talked of them with my uncle, with many others whom even you would admit to be clever men.

I, too, see that charity and charitable impulses have perhaps been the greatest drawback of the day to a scientific betterment of the people.

I, too, want to see the thing done by laws and not by impulses." "You and how many more," he sighed, "and, alas! this is an age of majorities.

People talk a good deal.

I wonder how many of your hateful middle class would give up a tithe of their luxuries to add to the welfare of the others.