"Are you afraid I shall be different, Mr. Richmond? not growing better, I mean."
"I have not seen you tried, except in one way, you know."
"I shall have more opportunities; shall I not, Mr. Richmond?"
"Different opportunities. You have had no lack of them so far, have you?"
"Of one sort, Mr. Richmond."
"Ah, but remember, my child, we are never without opportunities to do the Lord's will; plenty of opportunities. What you are thinking of now, is opportunity to do your own will; isn't it?"
"I was thinking of helping people, and doing things for those who have no money."
"Yes. And is not that a pleasure?"
"Oh yes, sir."
"When the Lord puts it out of our power to have this pleasure, it shows that those things are not His will for us just then, eh?"