Vicar.
Don’t you think it very rash to reject a belief that all the ablest men in the world have held since the dawn of history?
John.
When you’re dealing with a belief, neither the number nor the ability of those who hold it makes it a certainty. Only proof can do that.
Mrs. Poole.
Are you quite sure that at the bottom of your heart it’s not conceit that makes you think differently from the rest of us?
Vicar.
No, my dear, let us not ascribe unworthy motives to our antagonist.
John.
[Smiling.] At all events, not yet.