He was
determined that she should not be sacrificed, and, having disguised
himself a little, walked out into the street in broad daylight, went
up to the Austrian sentry, asked for a light for his cigar and
escaped. He was cordial in his reception of his visitors,
particularly of Clara, Madge and Cohen, whom he had not seen before.
'The English,' he said, after some preliminary conversation, 'are a
curious people. As a nation they are what they call practical and
have a contempt for ideas, but I have known some Englishmen who have
a religious belief in them, a nobler belief than I have found in any
other nation. There are English women, also, who have this faith,
and one or two are amongst my dearest friends.'
'I never,' said Marshall, 'quite comprehend you on this point. I
should say that we know as clearly as most folk what we want, and we
mean to have it.'
'That may be, but it is not Justice, as Justice which inspires you.
Those of you who have not enough, desire to have more, that is all.'
'If we are to succeed, we must preach what the people understand.'
'Pardon me, that is just where you and I differ. Whenever any real
good is done it is by a crusade; that is to say, the cross must be
raised and appeal be made to something ABOVE the people. No system
based on rights will stand. Never will society be permanent till it
is founded on duty.
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