And there find Sludge beforehand, Sludge that sprang

At noise o' the knuckle on the partition-wall!

I think myself the more religious man.

Religion 's all or nothing; it 's no mere smile

O' contentment, sigh of aspiration, sir—

No quality o' the finelier-tempered clay

Like its whiteness or its lightness; rather, stuff

O' the very stuff, life of life, and self of self.

I tell you, men won't notice; when they do,

They 'll understand. I notice nothing else: