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"There are certain fixed rules that one observes for one's own comfort. For instance, never be flippantly rude to any inoffensive grey bearded stranger that you may meet in pine forests or hotel smoking rooms on the Continent. It always turns out to be the King of Sweden." THERE ARE CERTAIN FIXED RULES THAT ONE OBSERVES FOR ONE'S OWN COMFORT FOR INSTANCE NEVER BE FLIPPANTLY RUDE TO ANY INOFFENSIVE GREY BEARDED STRANGER THAT YOU MAY MEET IN THE PINE FORESTS OR HOTEL SMOKING ROOMS ON THE CONTINENT IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT TO BE THE KING OF SWEDEN
nd yet even you must admit that whenever want or misery or starvation is known to exist, however distant or difficult of access, we instantly organise relief on the most generous scale, and distribute it, if need be, to the uttermost ends of the earth." The Duchess paused, with a sense of ultimate triumph. She had made the same observation at a drawing-room meeting, and it had been extremely well received. "I wonder," said Reginald, "if you have ever walked down the Embankment on a winter night?" "Gracious, no, child! Why do you ask?" "I didn't; I only wondered. And even your philanthropy, practised in a world where everything is based on competition, must have a debit as well as a credit account. The young ravens cry for food." "And are fed." "Exactly. Which presupposes that something else is fed upon." "Oh, you're simply exasperating. You've been reading Nietzsche till you haven't got any sense of moral proportion left. May I ask if you are governed by _any_ laws of conduct whatever? PPOSE YOU WILL SAY THAT IS A COMFORTABLE DELUSION AND YET EVEN YOU MUST ADMIT THAT WHENEVER WANT MISERY OR STARVATION IS KNOWN TO EXIST HOWEVER DISTANT OR DIFFICULT OF ACCESS WE INSTANTLY ORGANIZE RELIEF ON THE MOST GENEROUS SCALE AND DISTRIBUTE IT IF NEED BE TO THE UTTERMOST ENDS OF THE EARTH THE DUCHESS PAUSED WITH A SENSE OF ULTIMATE TRIUMPH SHE HAD MADE THE SAME OBSERVATION AT A DRAWING ROOM MEETING AND IT HAD BEEN EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED I WONDER SAID REGINALD IF YOU HAVE EVER WALKED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT ON A WINTER NIGHT GRACIOUS NO CHILD WHY DO YOU ASK I DIDN'T I ONLY WONDERED AND EVEN YOUR PHILANTHROPY PRACTISED IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYTHING IS BASED ON COMPETITION MUST HAVE A DEBIT AS WELL AS A CREDIT ACCOUNT THE YOUNG RAVENS CRY FOR FOOD AND ARE FED EXACTLY WHICH PRESUPPOSES THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS FED UPON OH YOU'RE SIMPLY EXASPERATING YOU'VE BEEN READING MITYCHE TILL YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANY SENSE OF MORAL PROPORTION LEFT MAY I ASK IF YOU ARE GOVERNED BY ANY LAWS OF CONDUCT WHATEVER
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