Istherenovalue，then，inhumanthings，butwhatcanwriteitselfdowninthecash-ledger？Allmenknow，andevenM’Croudyinhisinarticulateheartknows，thattomenandNationsthereareinvaluablevalueswhichcannotbesoldformoneyatall。
GeorgeRobinsisgreat；butheisnotonmipotent。GeorgeRobinscannotquitesellHeavenandEarthbyauction，excellentthoughhebeatthebusiness。Nay，ifM’Croudyofferedhisownlifefor_sale_inThreadneedleStreet，wouldanybodybuyit？NotI，forone。“Nobodybids：passontothenextlot，“answersRobins。
AndyettoM’CroudythisunsalablelotisworthalltheUniverse：——nay，Ibelieve，tousalsoitisworthsomething；goodmonitions，astoseveralthings，dolieinthisProfessorofthedismalscience；andconsiderablesumsevenofmoney，nottospeakofotherbenefit，willyetcomeoutofhislifeandhim，forwhichnobodybids！Robinshashisownfieldwherehereignstriumphant；buttothatwewillrestricthimwithironlimits；
andneitherColoniesnorthelivesofProfessors，norothersuchinvaluableobjectsshallcomeunderhishammer。
BadstateoftheledgerwilldemonstratethatyourwayofdealingwithyourColoniesisabsurd，andurgentlyinwantofreform；buttodemonstratethattheEmpireitselfmustbedismemberedtobringtheledgerstraight？Ohnever。Somethingelsethantheledgermustintervenetodothat。WhydoesnotEnglandrepudiateIreland，andinsistonthe“Repeal，“insteadofprohibitingitunderdeath-penalties？Irelandhasneverbeenapayingspeculationyet，norisitlikesoontobe！WhydoesnotMiddlesexrepudiateSurrey，andChelseaKensington，andeachcountyandeachparish，andintheendeachindividualsetupforhimselfandhiscash-box，repudiatingtheotherandhis，becausetheirmutualinterestshavegotintoanirritatingcourse？Theymustchangethecourse，seektilltheydiscoverasoothingone；