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The Second Generation

CHAPTER XXV
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"A beautiful dream," she repeated with a sigh.
"That's the joy of life," said Estelle, "isn't it?
To have beautiful dreams, and to help make them come true." "And this one is actually coming true," said Lorry.

"Wait a few years, only a few, and you'll see the discoveries of science make everything so cheap that vulgar, vain people will give up vulgarity and vanity in despair.

A good many of the once aristocratic vulgarities have been cheapened into absurdity already.

The rest will follow." "Only a few years ?" said Del, laughing, yet more than half-convinced.
"Use your imagination, Mrs.Hargrave," replied Lorry, in his large, good-humored way.

"Don't be afraid to be sensible just because most people look on common sense as insanity.


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