visible result."

With his pen and a sheet of paper he set down the factors in the
problem and his estimate of their relative value as follows:

The Problem.

A father=1 Margaret, her mother and Jack= 3+ 1
A patrimony=10 Happiness for Jack and Margaret= 100+ 90
Margaret's old friends=1 Margaret's new friends= 1
A father's love=1 A husband's love= 10+ 9
A father's tyranny=-1 Your respect for human rights= 5+ 6
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renderable in text format. At the end of the HTML version of this
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"Now there is the problem, and while we may differ on the estimates, I
think that most sane Americans would agree that the balance is
overwhelmingly in favor of throwing off the yoke of tyranny, and
asserting your rights, established by agreement as well as by nature.
In a like manner I work out all my important problems, so that every
factor is visible and subject to change.

"I only fear that I may not be able to provide for her in a suitable
manner," said Jack.

"Oh, you are well off," said the philosopher. "You have some capital
and recognized talent and occupation for it. When I reached
Philadelphia I had an empty stomach and also a Dutch dollar, a few
pennies, two soiled shirts and a pair of dirty stockings in my pockets.
Many years passed and I had a family before I was as well off as you
are."

Dinner was brought in and Jack ate with the Doctor and when the table
was cleared they played with magic squares--an invention of the
philosopher with which he was wont to divert himself and friends of an
evening. When Jack was about to go, the Doctor asked:

"Will you hand me that little red book? I wish to put down a credit
mark for my conscience. This old foot of mine has been rather impudent
to-day. There have been moments when I could have expressed my opinion
of it with joyous violence. But I did not. I let it carry on like a
tinker in a public house, and never said a word."

He showed the boy an interesting table containing the days of the week,
at the head of seven columns, and opposite cr