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"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." 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
nion over palm and pine,' you know," quoted the Duchess hopefully; "of course we mustn't forget that we're all part of the great Anglo-Saxon Empire." "Which for its part is rapidly becoming a suburb of Jerusalem. A very pleasant suburb, I admit, and quite a charming Jerusalem. But still a suburb." "Really, to be told one's living in a suburb when one is conscious of spreading the benefits of civilisation all over the world! Philanthropy--I suppose you will say _that_ is a comfortable delusion; and 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? D A YORKSHIREMAN FOR INSTANCE OH WELL DOMINION OVER PALM AND PINE YOU KNOW QUOTED THE DUCHESS HOPEFULLY OF COURSE WE MUSTN'T FORGET THAT WE'RE ALL PART OF THE GREAT ANGLO SAXON EMPIRE WHICH FOR ITS PART IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A SUBURB OF JERUSALEM A VERY PLEASANT SUBURB I ADMIT AND QUITE A CHARMING JERUSALEM BUT STILL A SUBURB REALLY TO BE TOLD ONE'S LIVING IN A SUBURB WHEN ONE IS CONSCIOUS OF SPREADING THE BENEFITS OF CIVILIZATION ALL OVER THE WORLD PHILANTHROPY I SUPPOSE 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
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