evolution came. The Revolution?...

His mother was speaking to him, asking what he meant to do about 'Arry.
He raised his eyes, and for a moment looked at her sadly.

'There's nothing to be done. I can pay a lawyer, but it'll be no good.'

He remained with his mother for yet an hour; they talked intermittently,
without in appearance coming nearer to each other, though in fact the
barrier was removed. She made tea for him, and herself made pretence of
taking some. When he went away he kissed her as he had used to. He left
her happier than she had been for years, in spite of the news he had
brought.

Thenceforward Mutimer went to Wilton Square regularly once a week. He
let Adela know of this, saying casually one morning that he could not do
something that day because his mother would expect him in the afternoon
as usual. He half hoped that she might put some question which would
lead to talk on the subject, for the reconciliation with his mother
had brought about a change in his feelings, and it would now have been
rather agreeable to him to exhibit his beautiful and gentle-mannered
wife. But Adela merely accepted the remark.

He threw himself into the work of agitation with more energy than ever.
By this time he had elaborated a scheme which was original enough
to ensure him notoriety if only he could advertise it sufficiently
throughout the East End. He hit upon it one evening when he was smoking
his pipe after dinner. Adela was in the room with him reading. He took
her into his confidence at once.

'I've got it at last! I want something that'll attract their attention.
It isn't enough to preach theories to them; they won't wake up; there's
no getting them to feel in earnest about Socialism. I've been racking my
brain for something to set them talking, it didn't much matter what,
but better of course if it was useful in itself at the same time. Now
I think I've got it. It's a plan for giving them a personal interest, a
money interest, in me and my ideas. I'll go and say to them, "How is it
you men never save any money even when you could? I'll tell you: it's
because the savings would be so little that they don't seem worth while;
you think you might as well go and enjoy yourselves in the public-house
while you can. What's the use of laying up a few shillings? The money
comes and goes, and it's all in a life." Very well, then, I'll put my
plan before them. "Now look here," I'll say, "instead of spending so
much on