It would be brutal if I declined to go to church on a Sunday morning.

You see, my strictly scientific attitude helps in avoiding offence.

Fanny can't understand it, but my lack of dogmatism vastly relieves her.

I have been trying to explain to her that the scientific mind can have nothing to do with materialism.

The new order of ideas is of course very difficult for her to grasp; but in time, in time.' 'For heaven's sake, don't attempt conversion!' 'On no account whatever.