We have
always got people of violently opposed views under one roof, and the
result has been not merely unpleasantness but explosion."
"Do you mean people who disagree on matters of political opinion and
religious views?" asked Lena.
"No, not that. The broader lines of political or religious difference
don't matter. You can have Church of England and Unitarian and Buddhist
under the same roof without courting disaster; the only Buddhist I ever
had down here quarrelled with everybody, but that was on account of his
naturally squabblesome temperament; it had nothing to do with his
religion. And I've always found that people can differ profoundly about
politics and meet on perfectly good terms at breakfast. Now, Miss Larbor
Jones, who was staying here last year, worships Lloyd George as a sort of
wingless angel, while Mrs. Walters, who was down here at the same time,
privately considers him to be--an antelope, let us say."
"An antelope?"
"Well, not an antelope exactly, but something with horns and hoofs and
tail."
"Oh, I see."
"Still, that didn't prevent them from being the chummiest of mortals on
the tennis court and in the billiard-room.
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