The political evil would be ended by leaving the
jurisdiction of the United States.
The social evils, which are a majority of all, would
be reduced by residence in any place where there were not
so many people.
The terrors properly belong to all the classes. In
a decent climate, in a country not governed by its vices,
and a community not crowded, the three terrors would be
materially abated, if not put to an end.
Respectfully submitted,
FELIX CARTER.
How they discussed it now! Talk? I think so! They
all talked awhile, and no one listened. But they had to
stop when Phenice brought in the Welsh rare-bit (good
before bed, but a little indigestible, unless your
conscience is stainless), and Felix then put in a word.
"Now I tell you, this is not nonsense. Why not do
what Winslow and Standish and those fellows thought they
were doing when they sailed? Why not go to a climate
like France, with milder winters and cooler summers than
here? You want some winter, you want some summer."
"I hate centipedes and scorpions," said Anna.
"There's no need of them. There's a place in Mexico,
not a hundred miles from the sea, where you can have your
temperature just as you like."
"Stuff!"
"No, it is not stuff at all," said poor Felix,
eagerly. "I do not mean just one spot. But you live in
this valley, you know.
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