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"Worn out, not rusted and rotted out which, according to our former fine-fanciful programme, seemed the only probable consummation of my unlucky existence." His tone changed, becoming quietly businesslike and indifferent. "I am entering horses for some of the French events, and I go through to Paris to-morrow to see various men there and make the necessary arrangements.
"We have been too refined, you and I, to be self-critical, with the consequence that we have allowed ourselves a considerable degree of latitude in many directions. Julius' permanent residence here ranks among the fine-fanciful disregardings of accepted proprieties with which we have indulged ourselves. But spades are to be called spades in future at least by me.
And sooner or later the Whole revenges itself, and the fine-fanciful fabric crumbles to ruin, just for lack of that which in our short-sighted over-niceness we have taken such mighty great pains to miss out. This has happened times out of number in respect of religions, and philosophies, and the constitution of kingdoms, and in that of fair romances which promised to stand firm to all eternity.
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