ABSTRACT

If you believe that gold, be it hundreds or millions of pounds, can close in any measure the gap that is between men, and that those who have a right to sympathy can be satisfied with money; if you dare to believe that man can discharge his debt of love, or pay it in other coin, then your heart shall grow hard indeed, and England shall have cause to curse you, and the true, brave, loving spirits shall heal the breach without you, and you shall be left utterly alone.