The same idea came to me while I was reading the account of this affair in the train; but should I, or, rather we, be doing right in interfering actively in the transactions, political and otherwise, of the world--by which I mean, of course, the state of three dimensions?
It would be a terrific responsibility.
Remember what tremendous powers we are capable of wielding by simply--it is so very simple now--simply transferring our personalities to the higher plane.

What if we were to do wrong?
We might involve the whole world in some unspeakable catastrophe." "And which do _you_ consider to be the greatest catastrophe, or, perhaps I ought rather to say the greatest evil, that has ever afflicted the world, Dad ?" she asked, with just a suspicion of a smile in her eyes, though her lips were perfectly serious.
"Oh, war, of course!" he replied, with his usual emphasis when he got on to that topic.

"What was I saying only just now about personal intrigues and ambitions that make war?
What have I always thought about war?
It is the most appalling curse----" "Then, Dad," she interrupted in her sweetest tones, "do you think that, supposing we possess these wonderful powers, they could be better used than in preventing any war which may possibly arise out of this disappearance of Prince Zastrow, and so convincing those who are wicked enough to plunge the human race into blood and misery that henceforth all wars of aggression and ambition will be impossible ?" "Yes, you are right as usual, Niti," he exclaimed, getting up.

"Now you go and think about it all, and give me your advice in the morning.

I want to get away now and work out an intelligible solution of those three problems--if I can make it so--for the benefit of Van Huysman and the rest of my respected critics.