I thought the average was higher; didn’t you, Mr. Hood?
Livingston
Perhaps the nasty messy mangling is. I’m not sure of the mortalities. You see, Mr. Hood—if you are interested?
Hood
(With a start)
Very.
Livingston
What I mean is that people cut off a useful hand or limb—metaphorically, of course—because they go a little too near the machinery: the machinery of what we call the hard facts of life.
Hood
And what was your exhibit intended for?