“Europe. These parts of Europe anyhow. And ourselves.”
“You are the most civilized person I’ve met for weeks and weeks.”
“Well, you are the first civilized person I’ve met in Europe for a long time. If I understand you.”
“There are multitudes of reasonable, civilized people in Europe.”
“I’ve heard or seen very little of them.
“They’re scattered, I admit.”
“And hard to find.”
“So ours is a lucky meeting. I’ve wanted a serious talk to an American for some time. I want to know very badly what you think you are up to with the world,—our world.”
“I’m equally anxious to know what England thinks she is doing. Her ways recently have been a little difficult to understand. On any hypothesis—that is honourable to her.”
“H’m,” said Sir Richmond.