“Taketheexamplewhichwehavenowinview，“pursuedSirPatrick——“theexampleofanaverageyounggentlemanofourtime，blestwitheveryadvantagethatphysicalcultivationcanbestowonhim。Letthismanbetriedbyatemptationwhichinsidiouslycallsintoaction，inhisowninterests，thesavageinstinctslatentinhumanity——theinstinctsofself-seekingandcrueltywhichareatthebottomofallcrime。Letthismanbeplacedtowardsomeotherperson，guiltlessofinjuringhim，inapositionwhichdemandsoneoftwosacrifices：thesacrificeoftheotherperson，orthesacrificeofhisowninterestsandhisowndesires。Hisneighbor’shappiness，orhisneighbor’slife，stands，letussay，betweenhimandtheattainmentofsomethingthathewants。Hecanwreckthehappiness，orstrikedownthelife，without，tohisknowledge，anyfearofsufferingforithimself。Whatistopreventhim，beingthemanheis，fromgoingstraighttohisend，onthoseconditions？Willtheskillinrowing，theswiftnessinrunning，theadmirablecapacityandenduranceinotherphysicalexercises，whichhehasattained，byastrenuouscultivationinthiskindthathasexcludedanysimilarlystrenuouscultivationinotherkinds——willthesephysicalattainmentshelphimtowinapurelymoralvictoryoverhisownselfishnessandhisowncruelty？Theywon’tevenhelphimtoseethatit_is_selfishness，andthatit_is_cruelty。Theessentialprincipleofhisrowingandracingaharmlessprincipleenough，ifyoucanbesureofapplyingittorowingandracingonlyhastaughthimtotakeeveryadvantageofanothermanthathissuperiorstrengthandsuperiorcunningcansuggest。
Therehasbeennothinginhistrainingtosoftenthebarbaroushardnessinhisheart，andtoenlightenthebarbarousdarknessinhismind。Temptationfindsthismandefenseless，whentemptationpasseshisway。Idon’tcarewhoheis，orhowhighhestandsaccidentallyinthesocialscale——heis，toallmoralintentsandpurposes，anAnimal，andnothingmore。Ifmyhappinessstandsinhisway——andifhecandoitwithimpunitytohimself——hewilltrampledownmyhappiness。Ifmylifehappenstobethenextobstacleheencounters——andifhecandoitwithimpunitytohimself——hewilltrampledownmylife。Not，Mr。Delamayn，inthecharacterofavictimtoirresistiblefatality，ortoblindchance；butinthecharacterofamanwhohassowntheseed，andreapstheharvest。That，Sir，isthecasewhichIputasanextremecaseonly，whenthisdiscussionbegan。Asanextremecaseonly——butasaperfectlypossiblecase，atthesametime——I
restateitnow。“
Beforetheadvocatesoftheothersideofthequestioncouldopentheirlipstoreply，Geoffreysuddenlyflungoffhisindifference，andstartedtohisfeet。
“Stop!“hecried，threateningtheothers，inhisfierceimpatiencetoanswerforhimself，withhisclenchedfist。