“That depends upon the purpose. If the purpose is to help the others, through making their discontent effective to something better, isn’t it justified?”
“But isn’t there always the danger of making a profession of discontent?”
“That’s a shrewd hit,” confessed Banneker. “I’ve suspected that Marrineal means to capitalize it eventually, though I don’t know just how. He’s a secret sort of animal, Marrineal.”
“But he gives you a free hand?” she asked.
“He has to,” said Banneker simply.
Camilla Van Arsdale sighed. “It’s success, Ban. Isn’t it?”
“Yes. It’s success. In its kind.”
“Is it happiness?”
“Yes. Also in its kind.”
“The real kind? The best kind?”