Finally, I tried to talk to you about child culture, which is one of the most important problems of our day; a problem which is occupying the attention of statesmen, philanthropists, philosophers, doctors, and teachers of every kind, from kindergarten mistresses to university professors.

I began in quite a simple way with a question about the food of an infant.

We might, if you had taken the subject up at all warmly, have got on to the endowment of motherhood, nature study, medical examination of schools, the boarding-out of workhouse children, religious education, boy scouts, eugenics, and a lot of other perfectly fascinating topics.
But what do you do?
You say frankly and shamelessly that you know nothing at all about the matter." "But I really do not know how to feed babies.

What was the use of pretending that I do ?" "Is there--to get back to the point from which I started--is there any subject that you do know anything about besides politics and polo ponies ?" "I'm afraid not, J.J., except the yacht.

I do know something about her." "Then," said Meldon, "we'll discuss her.