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           Theyoungmanwasabusingthegovernment.WilliamBankes,thinkingwhatareliefitwastocatchontosomethingofthissortwhenprivatelifewasdisagreeable,heardhimsaysomethingabout"oneofthemostscandalousactsofthepresentgovernment."Lilywaslistening;Mrs.Ramsaywaslistening;theywerealllistening.Butalreadybored,Lilyfeltthatsomethingwaslacking;Mr.Bankesfeltthatsomethingwaslacking.PullinghershawlroundherMrs.Ramsayfeltthatsomethingwaslacking.Allofthembendingthemselvestolistenthought,"Prayheaventhattheinsideofmymindmaynotbeexposed,"foreachthought,"Theothersarefeelingthis.Theyareoutragedandindignantwiththegovernmentaboutthefishermen.Whereas,Ifeelnothingatall."Butperhaps,thoughtMr.Bankes,ashelookedatMr.Tansley,hereistheman.Onewasalwayswaitingfortheman.Therewasalwaysachance.Atanymomenttheleadermightarise;themanofgenius,inpoliticsasinanythingelse.Probablyhewillbeextremelydisagreeabletousoldfogies,thoughtMrBankes,doinghisbesttomakeallowances,forheknewbysomecuriousphysicalsensation,asofnerveserectinhisspine,thathewasjealous,forhimselfpartly,partlymoreprobablyforhiswork,forhispointofview,forhisscience;andthereforehewasnotentirelyopen-mindedoraltogetherfair,forMr.Tansleyseemedtobesaying,Youhavewastedyourlives.Youareallofyouwrong.Pooroldfogies,you’rehopelesslybehindthetimes.