The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.
Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.
The thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to walk along that. Don't worry, I won't get drunk and fall in.