Compared with such blasphemy as this, Lindau's declaration that there was not equality of opportunity in America, and that fully one-half the people were debarred their right to the pursuit of happiness by the hopeless conditions of their lives, was flattering praise.

She could not listen to such things in silence, though, and it did not help matters when Lindau met her arguments with facts and reasons which she felt she was merely not sufficiently instructed to combat, and he was not quite gentlemanly to urge.

"I am afraid for the effect on the children," she said to her husband.

"Such perfectly distorted ideas--Tom will be ruined by them." "Oh, let Tom find out where they're false," said March.

"It will be good exercise for his faculties of research.