I have no tenderness for vice." "That is not what is wanted, Thompson.

You mistake me.

He should be dealt with gently.

Heavens! do you hope to make him hate vice by making him a martyr for its sake?
You must descend from the pedestal of age to become his Mentor: cause him to see how certainly and pitilessly vice itself punishes: accompany him into its haunts"-- "Over town ?" broke forth Mr.Thompson.
"Over town," said the baronet.
"And depend upon it," he added, "that, until fathers act thoroughly up to their duty, we shall see the sights we see in great cities, and hear the tales we hear in little villages, with death and calamity in our homes, and a legacy of sorrow and shame to the generations to come.

I do aver," he exclaimed, becoming excited, "that, if it were not for the duty to my son, and the hope I cherish in him, I, seeing the accumulation of misery we are handing down to an innocent posterity--to whom, through our sin, the fresh breath of life will be foul--I--yes! I would hide my name! For whither are we tending?
What home is pure absolutely?
What cannot our doctors and lawyers tell us ?" Mr.Thompson acquiesced significantly.
"And what is to come of this ?" Sir Austin continued.