[The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins]@TWC D-Link bookThe Evil Genius CHAPTER XXVIII 7/10
You shall hear all about it after dinner.
What made you go to America? You haven't been delivering lectures, have you ?" "I have been enjoying myself among the most hospitable people in the world." Mr.Sarrazin shook his head; he had a case of copyright in hand just then.
"A people to be pitied," he said. "Why ?" "Because their Government forgets what is due to the honor of the nation." "How ?" "In this way.
The honor of a nation which confers right of property in works of art, produced by its own citizens, is surely concerned in protecting from theft works of art produced by other citizens." "That's not the fault of the people." "Certainly not.
I have already said it's the fault of the Government. Let's attend to the fish now." Randal took his friend's advice.
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