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           Icandomyshareofruling:absolutely,myshare;andgivemeason,andhewillbeabletorulehisportionafterme.’

           ’Buthewouldn’tbeyourownson,ofyourownrulingclass;orperhapsnot,’shestammered.

           ’Idon’tcarewhohisfathermaybe,solongasheisahealthymannotbelownormalintelligence.Givemethechildofanyhealthy,normallyintelligentman,andIwillmakeaperfectlycompetentChatterleyofhim.Itisnotwhobegetsus,thatmatters,butwherefateplacesus.Placeanychildamongtherulingclasses,andhewillgrowup,tohisownextent,aruler.Putkings’anddukes’childrenamongthemasses,andthey’llbelittleplebeians,massproducts.Itistheoverwhelmingpressureofenvironment.’

           ’Thenthecommonpeoplearen’tarace,andthearistocratsaren’tblood,’shesaid.

           ’No,mychild!Allthatisromanticillusion.Aristocracyisafunction,apartoffate.Andthemassesareafunctioningofanotherpartoffate.Theindividualhardlymatters.Itisaquestionofwhichfunctionyouarebroughtuptoandadaptedto.Itisnottheindividualsthatmakeanaristocracy:itisthefunctioningofthearistocraticwhole.Anditisthefunctioningofthewholemassthatmakesthecommonmanwhatheis.’

           ’Thenthereisnocommonhumanitybetweenusall!’

           ’Justasyoulike.Weallneedtofillourbellies.Butwhenitcomestoexpressiveorexecutivefunctioning,Ibelievethereisagulfandanabsoluteone,betweentherulingandtheservingclasses.Thetwofunctionsareopposed.Andthefunctiondeterminestheindividual.