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Colville laughed "I like your way of bringing a fresh mind to all these
questions in history and morals, whether they are conventionally settled
or not Don't you think theuseful out of the old classic idea of suicide?"
"Perhaps," said Mr Waters; "I haven't yet thought it over The worst
thing about suicide--and this must always rank it below political
assassination--is that its interest is purely personal No ood of others"
"That's certainly against it We oughtn't to countenance such an
aboainst
euthanasy What have you to say of that?"
"I have heard one of the most benevolent and tender-heartedBut I don't know that I
should be prepared to take his ground There appears to be so so
sacred about human life that we must respect it even in spite of the
prayers of the sufferer who asks us to end his irremediable misery"
"Well," said Colville, "I suspect we ood One ht say there was still soainst bloodshed"