7/57 These things, then, he stated boldly and clearly. ladies got out notebooks, the Professor allowed himself occasional applause, and the Labour member lit another pipe. They had got to remember that the Tommy of to-day was not as the Tommy of yesterday--not that he suffered by comparison, but that he was far better educated and far more inclined to think for himself. They were well aware that a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, or, again, as his friend the Bishop would have doubtless put it, how great a matter a little fire kindleth. |