You may stand aloof as you will, but you can never cut yourself wholly away from the great family of your fellows.

You may hide from your responsibilities, but the burden of them will lie heavy upon your conscience, the poison will penetrate sometimes into your most jealously guarded paradise.

We are of the people's party, you and I, Mannering, and I tell you that the tocsin has sounded.

We need you!" A shadow had fallen upon Mannering's face.

Borrowdean was in earnest, and his appeal was scarcely one to be treated lightly.