Phellion [continuing]. “Quest.—What ought the understanding to know?
“Ans.—Truth.
“Quest.—Why does man possess volition?
“Ans.—To love good and hate evil.
“Quest.—What is good?
“Ans.—That which makes us happy.”
Vimeux. “Heavens! do you teach that to young ladies?”
Phellion. “Yes” [continuing]. “Quest.—How many kinds of good are there?”
Fleury. “Amazingly indecorous, to say the least.”
Phellion [aggrieved]. “Oh, monsieur!” [Controlling himself.] “But here’s the answer,—that’s as far as I have got” [reads]:—