It makes one shudder when one thinks that on the shoulders of many people some portion of the responsibility at any rate for these things must rest." Her lips quivered.

She emptied the contents of a gold chain purse into her hands.
"It is we who are wicked, Mr.Brooks," she said, "who spend no end of money and close our ears to all this.

Do take this, will you; can it go to some of the women you know, and the children?
There are only five or six pounds there, but I shall talk to mamma.

We will send you a cheque." He took the money without hesitation.
"I am very glad," he said, earnestly, "that you have given me this, that you have felt that you wanted to give it me.

I hope you won't think too badly of me for coming over here to help you spend a pleasant evening, and talking at all of such miserable things." "Badly!" she repeated.