“Well。”hecontinued,“therearealotofthingsthatwantsayingwhichnoonedarestosay,alotofshamswhichwantattacking,andyetnooneattacksthem。ItseemstomethatIcansaythingswhichnotanothermaninEnglandexceptmyselfwillventuretosay,andyetwhicharecryingtobesaid。”
Isaid:“Butwhowilllisten?Ifyousaythingswhichnobodyelsewoulddaretosayisnotthismuchthesameassayingwhateveryoneexceptyourselfknowstobebetterleftunsaidjustnow?”
“Perhaps。”saidhe,“butIdon’tknowit;Iamburstingwiththesethings,anditismyfatetosaythem。”
Iknewtherewouldbenostoppinghim,soIgaveinandaskedwhatquestionhefeltaspecialdesiretoburnhisfingerswithinthefirstinstance。
“Marriage。”herejoinedpromptly,“andthepowerofdisposingofhispropertyafteramanisdead。ThequestionofChristianityisvirtuallysettled,orifnotsettledthereisnolackofthoseengagedinsettlingit。Thequestionofthedaynowismarriageandthefamilysystem。”