Judge
Aha! Talk did it.... Five thousand? Generous John!
John
[impatiently]
Never mind about me. That problem is all settled; now about Helen.... Lucy! I thought I told you——
[Lucy, in a guilty hurry, escapes into the house.
Judge
John, charity never settles problems; it perpetuates them. You can't cure social defects by individual treatment.
John
[more impatiently]