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222 John GalswortHy
see, if she cannot. . . . For the great part of mankind,
to see anything is fatal. No, Monsieur. To be so
near to death has done me good ; I shall not lack courage
any more till the wind blows on my grave. Since I saw
you, Monsieur, I have been in three Institutions. They
are palaces. . . . One little thing they lack those pal
aces. It is understanding of the uman heart. In them
tame birds pluck wild birds naked. Ah! Monsieur, I
am loafer, waster what you like for all that, pov
erty is my only crime. If I were rich, should I not be
simply verree original, ighly respected, with soul above
commerce, traveling to see the world? And that young
girl, would she not be
"
that charming ladee,"
"
veree
chic, you know!" And the old Tims good old-fash
ioned gentleman drinking his liquor well. Eh ! bien
what are we now? Dark beasts, despised by all.
That is life, Monsieur. Monsieur, it is just that. You
understand. When we are with you we feel something
here If I had one prayer to make, it would be,
"
Good God, give me to understand !
"
Those sirs, with
their theories, they can clean our skins and chain our
abits that soothes for them the aesthetic sense ; it gives
them too their good little importance. But our spirits
they cannot touch, for they nevare understand. Without
that, Monsieur, all is dry as a parched skin of orange.
Monsieur, of their industry I say nothing. They do a
good work while they attend with their theories to the
sick and the tame old, and the good unfortunate deserv
ing. Above all to the little children. But, Monsieur,
when all is done, there are always us hopeless ones.
What can they do with me, Monsieur, with that girl, or
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