I don't happen to regard life as divided into public and
private departments. My vision is gone--broken--I can see no object
before me now in public life--no goal--no certainty."
Lady Valleys caught his hand:
"Oh! my dear," she said, "that's too dreadfully puritanical!" But at
Miltoun's queer smile, she added hastily: "Logical--I mean."
"Consult your common sense, Eustace, for goodness' sake," broke in Lord
Valleys. "Isn't it your simple duty to put your scruples in your pocket,
and do the best you can for your country with the powers that have been
given you?"
"I have no common sense."
"In that case, of course, it may be just as well that you should leave
public life."
Miltoun bowed.
"Nonsense!" cried Lady Valleys. "You don't understand, Geoffrey. I ask
you again, Eustace, what will you do afterwards?"
"I don't know."
"You will eat your heart out."
"Quite possibly."
"If you can't come to a reasonable arrangement with your conscience,"
again broke in Lord Valleys, "for Heaven's sake give her up, like a man,
and cut all these knots."
"I beg your pardon, sir!" said Miltoun icily.
Lady Valleys laid her hand on his arm. "You must allow us a little logic
too, my dear. You don't seriously imagine that she would wish you to
throw away your life for her? I'm not such a bad judge of character as
that.
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