Three deaths . . . It’s just like living in a nightmare.” Ferguson overheard her. He said aggressively: “That’s because you’re over-civilized. You should look on death as the Oriental do. It’s a mere incident—hardly noticeable.” “That’s all very well,” Cornelia said. “They’re not educated, poor creatures.” “No, and a good thing too. Education has devitalized the white races. Look at America—goes in for an orgy of culture. Simply disgusting.”
