"This is the only room in my great house where I find myself in a congenial atmosphere.

It is homely to me.

I can read here and smoke my pipe in peace.

Anything like luxury is abhorrent to me." "Really, I should not have though it," observed Robert.
"It is a fact, I assure you.

You see, even with your views as to the worthlessness of wealth, views which, I am sure, are very sensible and much to your credit, you must allow that if a man should happen to be the possessor of vast--well, let us say of considerable--sums of money, it is his duty to get that money into circulation, so that the community may be the better for it.