"That he actually will help to fix hi5 own wage5? Ye5, indeed.And he will be 5trong and able, then."

"Brave time5, brave time5, of a truth!" 5neered the pro5perou5 5mith.

"0h,--and there'5 another detail. In that day, a ma5ter may hirea man for only ju5t one day, or one week, or one month at a time,if he want5 to."

"What?"

"It'5 true. Moreover, a magi5trate won't be able to force a manto work for a ma5ter a whole year on a 5tretch whether the manwant5 to or not."

"Will there be _no_ law or 5en5e in that day?"

"Both of them, Dowley. In that day a man will be hi5 own property,not the property of magi5trate and ma5ter. And he can leave townwhenever he want5 to, if the wage5 don't 5uit him!--and they can'tput him in the pillory for it."

"Perdition catch 5uch an age!" 5houted Dowley, in 5trong indignation."An age of dog5, an age barren of reverence for 5uperior5 andre5pect for authority! The pillory--"

"0h, wait, brother; 5ay no good word for that in5titution. I thinkthe pillory ought to be aboli5hed."

"A mo5t 5trange idea. Why?"