In Spain the Communist-Liberalalliance has been
almost completely victorious. I shall have to discuss that later; I will only say
here that I do notthink it is possible. But Imet with nothing of the kind, and least
of all among the miners. You trywalking head down as the miners do, and then you
bang your backbone.
It seemed to me dreadful that the doom of a job
shoulddescend upon anyone at fourteen. In Spain the Communist-Liberalalliance has
been almost completely victorious. We shall see its relevance quickly enough
ifEngland enters into an alliance with the U. Your miner friends notice thestiffness
of your walk and chaff you about it. You trywalking head down as the miners do, and
then you bang your backbone.
Olives, vines, and vices sumsup the normal English
attitude towards the Latin races.
Yet it is the absolutely necessary counterpart of
our world above. But Imet with nothing of the kind, and least of all among the
miners. On analysis hissole virtue turns out to be a talent for making money. The
furniturewill be made of rubber, glass, and steel. Here am Isitting writing in front
of my comfortable coal fire. The liberalbourgeois is genuinely liberal up to the
point where his own interestsstop.
You call a halt, ignominiously, andsay that you
would like to rest for a minute or two.
But Imet with nothing of the kind, and least of all
among the miners. Where it is difficult getting,however, it has also to be loosened
with explosives.
Butsince the war, industry has tended to shift
southward and in doing so hasgrown almost comely. Certainly no one showed any signof
despising me for coming from a different part of the country.
We passed through a rather beautiful
village.
Dogs, too, will have been sup-pressed on grounds of
hygiene.
Eventhe miners bang their backbones fairly often.
Look at the factories you pass as you travel out ofLondon on the G. But it is quite
a mistake to thinkthat they enjoy it.
Yet in a sense it is the miners whoare driving your
car forward. Your miner friends notice thestiffness of your walk and chaff you about
it.
I shall have to discuss that later; I will only say
here that I do notthink it is possible.
But is it ever possible to be really intimate with
the working class?