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The Sanction of the Victim
Idon’tcarewho’srightorwrong,butwhatIthinkamanoughttothinkoffirstishisfamily.Don’tyouknowwhatthiswilldotous?"
"No,Mother,Idon’tknoworcare."
Hismotherlookedathim,aghast.
"Well,Ithinkyouhaveaveryprovincialattitude,allofyou,"saidPhilipsuddenly."Nobodyhereseemstobeconcernedwiththewider,socialaspectsofthecase.Idon’tagreewithyou,Lillian.Idon’tseewhyyousaythatthey’repullingsomesortofrottentrickonHenryandthathe’sintheright.Ithinkhe’sguiltyashell.Mother,Icanexplaintheissuetoyouverysimply.There’snothingunusualaboutit,thecourtsarefullofcasesofthiskind.Businessmenaretakingadvantageofthenationalemergencyinordertomakemoney.Theybreaktheregulationswhichprotectthecommonwelfareofall—forthesakeoftheirownpersonalgain.They’reprofiteersoftheblackmarketwhogrowrichbydefraudingthepooroftheirrightfulshare,atatimeofdesperateshortage.Theypursuearuthless,grasping,grabbing,antisocialpolicy,basedonnothingbutplain,selfishgreed.It’snousepretendingaboutit,weallknowit—andIthinkit’scontemptible."
Hespokeinacareless,offhandmanner,asifexplainingtheobvioustoagroupofadolescents;histoneconveyedtheassuranceofamanwhoknowsthatthemoralgroundofhisstandisnotopentoquestion.
