"Hallo, Tom! Is that your wisdom ?" "It's what Mr.Lindau says," answered the boy, doggedly, as if not pleased to have his ideas mocked at, even if they were second-hand.
"And you didn't tell him that the poor lived in dirty streets because they liked them, and were too lazy and worthless to have them cleaned ?" "No; I didn't." "I'm surprised.

What do you think of Lindau, generally speaking, Tom ?" "Well, sir, I don't like the way he talks about some things.

I don't suppose this country is perfect, but I think it's about the best there is, and it don't do any good to look at its drawbacks all the time." "Sound, my son," said March, putting his hand on the boy's shoulder and beginning to walk on.

"Well ?" "Well, then, he says that it isn't the public frauds only that the poor have to pay for, but they have to pay for all the vices of the rich; that when a speculator fails, or a bank cashier defaults, or a firm suspends, or hard times come, it's the poor who have to give up necessaries where the rich give up luxuries." "Well, well! And then ?" "Well, then I think the crank comes in, in Mr.Lindau.He says there's no need of failures or frauds or hard times.

It's ridiculous.