'Does he go on with his literature?'
'No. The title is, "Thoughts for the Present."'
Mr. Dalmaine leaned back and laughed. It was a hearty laugh.
'I foresaw it, I foresaw it! And how many hearers has he?'
'Six only.'
'To be sure.'
'But there is something more. Mr. Egremont is going to present Lambeth with a free public library. He has taken a building.'
'A fact? How do you know that, Tasker?'
'I heard it at the club last night. He has informed the members of his class.'
'Ha! He is really going to bleed himself to prove his sincerity?'