earnest. I never felt so serious in my life. Of course this London life
must all seem very frivolous to you; but that we can't help, you know. We
can't all go away and make moral experiments like you. What we feel is,
that we ought all to endeavour as much as possible to introduce a more
serious tone into society. We want to get rid of the selfishness, and
the littlenesses, and the petty ambitions and envyings, and the scandals
that go on. Don't we, Louisa, dear? And you can't think how grateful I
am to Lord Fondleton for having given me the pleasure of your
acquaintance. I hope I may often see you; I am sure you would do us all
so much good. You will always find me at home on Sunday afternoons at
this hour.

_Mrs Allmash_. It is so refreshing to meet any one so full of
information and earnestness as you are, in this wicked, jaded London.
Please go on, Mr Rollestone; what you were saying was so interesting.
Have you really been experimentalising on your own moral organism? How
quite too extraordinary!

_Lord Fondleton_ [_aside to_ Mrs Gloring]. By Jove! I had no idea old
Rollestone could come out in this line. He is a regular dark horse. I
should never have suspected it. He will be first favourite in London
this season, and win in a canter.

_Coldwaite_. You will excuse me, Mr Rollestone, but I really am
interested, and I really am serious. It was with no idle curiosity that
I was waiting to hear your answer to Mr Germsell's inquiry, as to the
nature of the moral experiment necessary to test the character of this
unseen force.

_Rollestone_. I can only say that any experiment which deals with the