Women in Love by D H Lawrence Chapter 5 Page 4

he scanned the columns down — ’and then there’s this little — I dunno what you’d call it, essay, almost — appearing with the leaders, and saying there must arise a man who will give new values to things, give us new truths, a new attitude to life, or else we shall be a crumbling nothingness in a few years, a country in ruin — ’

‘I suppose that’s a bit of newspaper cant, as well,’ said Birkin.

‘It sounds as if the man meant it, and quite genuinely,’ said Gerald.

‘Give it to me,’ said Birkin, holding out his hand for the paper.

The train came, and they went on board, sitting on either side a little table, by the window, in the