——“That will be a treat for the congregation! Come, put away all that, and drive me to the station; the carriage is ready.”
——“It is impossible, my love; I have several letters to write.”
——“You can write them to-morrow.”
——“You would not have me write letters on a Sunday!” cried the Vicar.
——“Can’t you date them the day before? Really, Barty, I did not think you were so simple as that.”
——“Besides,” added the worthy Mr. Goodman, “I have several places to go to, a lot of bills to pay: the tradesmen are bothering me....”
——“Send them some tracts to remind them that humility and patience are Christian virtues.”
——“That does not pay in these days.”
——“Whose fault is it? How can you expect that those people will believe in you, when you don’t believe in yourselves?”
——“My dear, my dear, I beg you will not renew that subject. You give me a headache. Come, you are right to make me go out; I will drive you to the station.”