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Chapter 8

           Ihonestlycouldnotunderstandwhathewasdrivingat.Iputitdowntomentaldeficiencyonmypart,butsincethenIhavedecidedthatitwasforwantofpreparation.Ihadnoproperbasis.OnlySpencerandmyselfknowhowhardIhammered.ButIdidgetsomethingoutofhisDataofEthics.There’swhereIranacross‘altruism,’andIremembernowhowitwasused."

           Iwonderedwhatthismancouldhavegotfromsuchawork.SpencerIrememberedenoughtoknowthataltruismwasimperativetohisidealofhighestconduct.WolfLarsen,evidently,hadsiftedthegreatphilosopher’steachings,rejectingandselectingaccordingtohisneedsanddesires.

           "Whatelsedidyourunacross?"Iasked.

           Hisbrowsdrewinslightlywiththementaleffortofsuitablyphrasingthoughtswhichhehadneverbeforeputintospeech.Ifeltanelationofspirit.Iwasgropingintohissoul-stuffashemadeapracticeofgropinginthesoul-stuffofothers.Iwasexploringvirginterritory.Astrange,aterriblystrange,regionwasunrollingitselfbeforemyeyes.

           "Inasfewwordsaspossible,"hebegan,"Spencerputsitsomethinglikethis:First,amanmustactforhisownbenefittodothisistobemoralandgood.Next,hemustactforthebenefitofhischildren.Andthird,hemustactforthebenefitofhisrace."

           "Andthehighest,finest,rightconduct,"Iinterjected,"isthatactwhichbenefitsatthesametimetheman,hischildren,andhisrace."

           "Iwouldn’tstandforthat,"hereplied."Couldn’tseethenecessityforit,northecommonsense.

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