'When you say practical you mean material. There is something higher than materiality.'
'The material and the spiritual, Philipps, are more closely allied than you may suppose. It is useless to ask a mere man to give primary attention to his spiritual wants when, in a material sense, he lacks everything. To formulate such a demand, even by inference, is to play into the hands of the plutocracy.'
'Still,' remarked Mr. Gibbs,' I think there might have been more said of the things of the soul, and less of the things of the body. It is the soul of England we are here to plead for, not its mere corporeal husk.'
While they talked Mr. Treadman stood looking after the retreating Stranger. Suddenly he started running, calling as he went:
'Lord, Lord, suffer that I may come with You!'
He went on, with the lame man at His side, and Mr. Treadman at His heels, calling persistently: 'Suffer that I may come with You!' until presently He turned, saying:
'Why do you continue to entreat that I should suffer you? Have I forbidden you to come?'
For a time Mr. Treadman was still. But continually he broke again into speech, talking of this thing and of that.
But there was none that answered him.