"Probably. I told him to."
"Well, that's all."
"In fact, you told him I wasn't worth fretting about!"
"Not in that personal way. I asserted a general principle, and reluctantly denied that you were an exception."
"I hope you did tell him I wasn't worth it, and very plainly. But hasn't he gone back to his religious work?"
"I think he will."
"Did you advise him to do that?"
"Yes, certainly. It's what he's most fit for, and I told him so."
"He spoke to me as if—as if he had no religion left."
"Yes, it took him in that way. He'll get over that."