You are the man who has got the money, and Socialism says:--You must and shall help the man who has got none.

That is exactly what your own Poor Law says to you, every time the collector leaves the paper at your house." Wasn't it clever ?--and it was doubly severe, because it was good-humouredly said.
Between ourselves, Cecilia, I think he is struck with me.

When I walked about the room, his bright eyes followed me everywhere.

And, when I took a chair by somebody else, not feeling it quite right to keep him all to myself, he invariably contrived to find a seat on the other side of me.
His voice, too, had a certain tone, addressed to me, and to no other person in the room.

Judge for yourself when you come here; but don't jump to conclusions, if you please.