After luncheon, the brothers, by previous arrangement, strolled across to the neighbouring golf links. George Henry spoke hopefully of the extravagance of sport. "I was reading an article in one of the reviews last week," he said, "in which the writer asserted that the money spent in sports and game in the United Kingdom during a single year was sufficient to liquidate the National Debt." "One could no doubt spend a great deal in yachting and horse-racing," Stephen acquiesced. "Neither of those sports is open to us…
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