And one finds so much practical work." "What sort of work ?" "In the social direction.

I take a great interest in the condition of the poor." "Really ?" exclaimed Lady Ogram.

"What do you do ?" "We have a little society for extending civilisation among the ignorant and the neglected.

Just now we are trying to teach them how to make use of the free library, to direct their choice of books.

I must tell you that a favourite study of mine is Old English, and I'm sure it would be so good if our working classes could be brought to read Chaucer and Langland and Wycliffe and so on.