“Public health, Agatha, public decency.”
“Leave it to the County Council.”
“They are not competent to envisage such a problem as this. And I am determined, in the face of that letter—”
“Paul says that no man can afford to make himself a public laughing-stock.”
“Paul’s a coward.”
“Paul says they are certain to make you an Apostle.”
“Eh?”
“If you don’t make a fool of yourself.”
“Paul said that! Why, pray, should they make me an Apostle?”
“Because there’s nobody else; and people will say the race has already passed its zenith if the vacancy is not filled up at once.”