He broke out into a long lecture which sounded like a chapter of some future history: "But Mrs.
Lee, is it possible that you don't see what a wrong path you are on.
If you want to know what the world is really doing to any good purpose, pass a winter at Samarcand, at Timbuctoo, but not at Washington.

Be a bank-clerk, or a journeyman printer, but not a Congressman.

Here you will find nothing but wasted effort and clumsy intrigue." "Do you think it a pity for me to learn that ?" asked Madeleine when his long essay was ended.
"No!" replied Gore, hesitating; "not if you do learn it.

But many people never get so far, or only when too late.

I shall be glad to hear that you are mistress of it and have given up reforming politics.