\"Theworkingpeopleherehavehadahardtimeduringthelastyear,\"shewenton.\"Someofthemillshadtobeshutdown,youknow.Ithastroubledme.Indeed,ithastroubledallofus.Andwhathasmadeitmoredifficult,morepainfulisthatmanyofthemseemactuallytodislikeus.Theythinkit\'sfather\'sfault,andthathecouldrunallthemillsifhewantedto.I\'vebeenaroundalittlewithmotherandsometimesthewomenwouldn\'tacceptanyhelpfromus;theysaidthey\'dratherstarvethantakecharity,thattheyhadtherighttowork.Butfathercouldn\'trunthemillsataloss——couldhe?\"
\"Certainlynot,\"Ireplied.
\"Andthenthere\'sMr.Krebs,ofwhomwewerespeakingatsupper,andwhoputsallkindsofqueernotionsintotheirheads.Fathersayshe\'sananarchist.IheardfathersayatsupperthathewasatHarvardwithyou.
Didyoulikehim?\"
\"Well,\"Iansweredhesitatingly,\"Ididn\'tknowhimverywell.\"