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For you it means doing what you like. While
you are energetic you will kick about and then you will come back to
this."
"That's one's own look-out," said Benham, after reflection.
"No, it's bound to happen."
Benham retreated a little from the immediate question.
"Well, we can't suddenly at a blow change the world. If it isn't to
be plutocracy to-day it has to be aristocracy."
Prothero frowned over this, and then he made a sweeping proposition.
"YOU CANNOT HAVE ARISTOCRACY," he said, "BECAUSE, YOU SEE--ALL MEN
ARE RIDICULOUS. Democracy has to fight its way out from under
plutocracy. There is nothing else to be done."
"But a man in my position--?"
"It's a ridiculous position. You may try to escape being
ridiculous. You won't succeed."
It seemed to Benham for a moment as though Prothero had got to the
bottom of the question, and then he perceived that he had only got
to the bottom of himself. Benham was pacing the floor.
He turned at the open window, held out a long forefinger, and
uttered his countervailing faith.


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