5/18 "I have arranged to dine elsewhere. I do not wish to seem dictatorial or unreasonable, but I have just come from Medchester, where the distress is, if anything, worse than ever. You see, there is only one real hope for these people, and that is legislation, and you are the man directly responsible to them for that." "I'll tell you what I'll do!" Mr.Henslow said, in a burst of generosity. "I'll send another ten guineas to the Unemployed Fund." "Take my advice and don't," Brooks answered, dryly. "They might be reminded of the people who clamoured for bread and were offered a stone. |