I mean, if one is used to being held up by a – a scaffolding of other people, and has never encountered emergencies, might one not discover one is helpless without that support?’ Daizell wasn’t entirely sure what he was actually being asked, but it sounded painful. ‘Everyone relies on other people. And eventually most people let you down, one way or another, so I dare say it’s a good thing to practise dealing with difficulties on your own. But I don’t see there’s any great moral virtue in it.’ ‘Do you not think independence is a virtue?’ ‘Overrated,’ Daizell said. ‘One should be able to do
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