Then the young Vicar glanced smiling at the audience, feeling that he had indeed elicited a "lay opinion" of the best kind.
"Now what are the causes of all these dreadful things ?" continued Dick.
"I'm speaking to the men here, not the women.

What are the causes of all this poverty and vice and scamped workmanship, and weak eyes and shaky hands, on the top of high wages?
I tell you they come from two things, and one is as bad as the other.

One is drinking too much, and the other is drinking bad liquor.

Every man who's worth his salt," said Dick, balancing his long bent finger on the middle of his other palm, "should know when he has had enough.

Some can carry more, some less." Mr.
Gresley started and signed to Dick, but Dick did not notice.