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He observed:
"Miss Wilberforce apparently can be relied upon to create a diversion
of a scandalous nature. I wish I could do something to help such a poor
creature."
"The dear lady! I don't know what we should do without her. By the way,
have you seen Denis lately? We must be friendly to that young fellow,
Heard. I don't think he is altogether happy in this clear pagan light.
He seems to be oppressed about something. What do you make of him?"
"Of Denis? Nothing at all."
"You interest me."
"How so?"
"Because your values appear to be perverted. Your heart remains dead to
Denis, but goes out to a worthless and incurable drunkard. The one is
supremely happy. The other plainly troubled in mind. It leaves you
cold. How do you explain it?"
Mr. Heard began to wonder. Were his values really vitiated? Had he done
anything to justify self-reproach? He remembered meeting Denis lately,
in a fit of dejection, as it seemed; they had passed each other with a
few words of greeting. Perhaps he might have been a little more
friendly.


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