Headjustedhimselfatonce,becamenormallydistant。
`IfIfindIcanlivesufficientlybymyself,\'hecontinued,`Ishallgiveupmyworkaltogether。Ithasbecomedeadtome。Idon\'tbelieveinthehumanityIpretendtobepartof,Idon\'tcareastrawforthesocialidealsIliveby,Ihatethedyingorganicformofsocialmankind——soitcan\'tbeanythingbuttrumpery,toworkateducation。IshalldropitassoonasIamclearenough——tomorrowperhaps——andbebymyself。\'
`Haveyouenoughtoliveon?\'askedUrsula。
`Yes——I\'veaboutfourhundredayear。Thatmakesiteasyforme。\'
Therewasapause。