`——Iwouldabandonit，andliveotherwiseandelsewhere。Itislittletorelinquish。Whatisitbutawildernessofmiseryandruin?\'
`Hah!\'saidtheMarquis，glancingroundtheluxuriousroom。`Totheeyeitisfairenough，here；butseeninitsintegrity，underthesky，andbythedaylight，itisacrumblingtowerofwaste，mismanagement，extortion，debt，mortgage，oppression，hunger，nakedness，andsuffering。\'
`Hah!\'saidtheMarquisagain，inawell-satisfiedmanner。
`Ifiteverbecomesmine，itshallbeputintosomehandsbetterqualifiedtofreeitslowlyifsuchathingispossiblefromtheweightthatdragsitdown，sothatthemiserablepeopleWhocannotleaveitandwhohavebeenlongwrungtothelastpointofendurance，may，inanothergeneration，sufferless；batitisnotforme。Thereisacurseonit，andonallthisland。\'
`Andyou?\'saidtheuncle。`Forgivemycuriosity；doyou，underyournewphilosophy，graciouslyintendtolive?\'