‘THEN THERE IS, after all,’ said John, ‘a black hole such as my old Steward described to me.’ ‘I do not know what your Steward described. But there is a black hole.’ ‘And still the Landlord is “so kind and good”!’ ‘I see you have been among the Enemy’s people. In these latter days there is no charge against the Landlord which the Enemy brings so often as cruelty. That is just like the Enemy: for he is, at bottom, very dull. He has never hit on the one slander against the Landlord which would be really plausible. Anyone can refute the charge of cruelty. If he really wants to damage the
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