[The Freelands by John Galsworthy]@TWC D-Link bookThe Freelands CHAPTER VIII 20/25
Before her there had come a vision of the old, lame man, whose name she had found out was Gaunt, standing on the path under the apple-trees, looking at that little something he had taken from his pocket.
Why she thought of him thus suddenly she had no idea, and she said quickly: "It's awfully interesting.
I do so want to hear about 'the Land.' I only know a little about sweated workers, because I see something of them." "It's all of a piece," said Mr.Cuthcott; "not politics at all, but religion--touches the point of national self-knowledge and faith, the point of knowing what we want to become and of resolving to become it. Your father will tell you that we have no more idea of that at present than a cat of its own chemical composition.
As for these good people here to-night--I don't want to be disrespectful, but if they think they're within a hundred miles of the land question, I'm a--I'm a Jingo--more I can't say." And, as if to cool his head, he leaned out of the window. "Nothing is nicer than darkness, as I said just now, because you can only see the way you MUST go instead of a hundred and fifty ways you MIGHT.
In darkness your soul is something like your own; in daylight, lamplight, moonlight, never." Nedda's spirit gave a jump; he seemed almost at last to be going to talk about the things she wanted, above all, to find out.
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