Unhappily there can be little doubt of that.
Bernick.
Well; such a man, then, knows beforehand that his enterprise will undoubtedly, some time or other, lead to the loss of life. But the undertaking is for the greater good of the greater number; for every life it costs, it will, with equal certainty, promote the welfare of many hundreds.
Rörlund.
Ah, you are thinking of the railway—of all the dangerous tunnellings, and blastings, and that sort of thing——
Bernick.
Yes—yes, of course—I am thinking of the railway. And, besides, the railway will bring with it both manufactories and mines. But don’t you think that——
Rörlund.
My dear Consul, you are almost too scrupulous. If you place the affair in the hands of Providence——
Bernick.