He moved a little towards her.

Her hand shot out as though to keep him at a distance.
"Are you that man ?" she repeated.
Her thin form was shaken with stifled sobs.
"I hope so," he answered gravely.

"My ways are not the ways to which you have been accustomed.

In my heart I believe that I see further into the real truth than some of those very ignorant friends of yours who have been sent into Parliament by the operatives they represent; further even than you, Julia, handicapped by your sex, with your eyes fixed, day by day, only upon the misery of life.

You blame me because I am here amongst these people as an equal.Listen.Is one responsible for their birth and instincts?
I tell you now what I have told to no one, for no one has ever ventured to ask me twice of my parentage.