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he　sufferer　was　of　decent　appearance；　and；　with　ordinary　self…　mand；　might　have　taken　his　meal　in　the　restaurant　like　any　one　else；　quite　unnoticed。　But　he　belonged　to　a　class　which；　among　all　classes　in　the　world；　is　distinguished　by　native　clownishness　and　by　unpliability　to　novel　circumstance。　The　English　lower　ranks　had　need　be　marked　by　certain　peculiar　virtues　to　atone　for　their　deficiencies　in　other　respects。

XVIII

It　is　easy　to　understand　that　mon　judgment　of　foreigners　regarding　the　English　people。　Go　about　in　England　as　a　stranger；　travel　by　rail；　live　at　hotels；　see　nothing　but　the　broadly　public　aspect　of　things；　and　the　impression　left　upon　you　will　be　one　of　hard　egoism；　of　gruffness　and　sullenness；　in　a　word；　of　everything　that　contrasts　most　strongly　with　the　ideal　of　social　and　civic　life。　And　yet；　as　a　matter　of　fact；　no　nation　possesses　in　so　high　a　degree　the　social　and　civic　virtues。　The　unsociable　Englishman；　quotha？　Why；　what　country　in　the　world　can　show　such　multifarious；　vigorous　and　cordial　co…operation；　in　all　ranks；　but　especially；　of　course；　among　the　intelligent；　for　ends　which　concern　the　mon　good？　Unsociable！　Why；　go　where　you　will　in　England　you　can　hardly　find　a　man……nowadays；　indeed；　scarce　an　educated　woman……who　does　not　belong　to　some　alliance；　for　study　or　sport；　for　municipal　or　national　benefit；　and　who　will　not　be　seen；　in　leisure　time；　doing　his　best　as　a　social　being。　Take　the　so…called　sleepy　market…town；　it　is　bubbling　with　all　manner　of　associated　activities；　and　these　of　the　quite　voluntary　kind；　forms　of　zealously　united　effort　such　as　are　never　dreamt　of　in　the　countries　supposed　to　be　eminently　〃social。〃　Sociability　does　not　consist　in　a　readiness　to　talk　at　large　with　the　first　er。　It　is　not　dependent