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Chapter 7

           Ifeelmostkeenly"

           "Whatdoyoufeel?"heinquired,fixinghiseyessteadilyuponme"Therearehundredsofstarvingwretchesinthismetropolismenandwomenonthebrinkofsuicidebecausetheyhavenohopeofanythinginthisworldorthenext,andnosympathyfromtheirkinddoyoufeelforthem?Dotheirgriefsaffectyou?Youknowtheydonotyouknowyouneverthinkofthemwhyshouldyou?Oneofthechiefadvantagesofwealthistheabilityitgivesustoshutoutotherpeople’smiseriesfromourpersonalconsideration."

           Isaidnothingforthefirsttimemyspiritchafedatthetruthofhiswords,principallybecausetheyweretrue.Alas,Lucio!ifIhadonlyknownthenwhatIknownow!

           "Yesterday,"hewentoninthesamequietvoice"achildwasrunoverhere,justoppositethishotel.Itwasonlyapoorchildmarkthat‘only.Itsmotherranshriekingoutofsomeback-streethardby,intimetoseethelittlebleedingbodycartedupinamangledheap.Shestruckwildlywithbothhandsatthemenwhoweretryingtoleadheraway,andwithacrylikethatofsomehurtsavageanimalfellfaceforwardinthemuddead.Shewasonlyapoorwomananother‘only.Therewerethreelinesinthepaperaboutitheaded‘SadIncident.

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