Short Summary of the preceding Arguments 237 The preceding Arguments from the Labourer’s Point of View 240 The Share of Labour in the growing Products of Ability 242 The amount produced by Labour 244 The amount taken by Labour 245 Continuous Recent Growth of the Receipts of Labour 246 Growth of the Receipts of Labour during Queen Victoria’s Reign 248 Actual Gains of Labour beyond the Dreams of Socialism 250 Two Points to be considered 252 II. Of the Ownership of Capital, as distinct from its Employment by Ability— Land and its Owners 253 Passive Ownership of Capital 255 The Class that Lives on Interest 256 The Hope of Interest as a Motive 257 Capital created and saved mainly for the sake of Interest 258 Family Feeling 260 The Bequest of Capital 261 Interest a Necessary Incident as the Price of the Use of Capital 262 A Part of the Interest of Capital constantly appropriated by Labour 264 Interest not to be confused with Large Profits 266 Interest not to be confused with the Profits of Sagacity 268 Enormous gains of Labour at the expense of Ability 270 Labour and the Existing System 272 III. Of the Causes owing to which, and the Means by which Labour participates in the Growing Products of Ability—