I have a very high opinion of your abilities, Conneally--so high that I should not like the Church to lose your services.

At the same time, you are not at present the kind of man whom I could possibly recommend to any Irish Bishop.

Your Nationalist principles are an absolute bar to your working in the Church of Ireland.' 'I wonder, sir, how you can call our Church the Church of Ireland, and in the same breath say that there is no room for a Nationalist in her.
Don't the two things contradict each other.' Dr.Henry's eyes twinkled again.

There spread over his mouth a smile of tolerant amusement.
'My dear boy, I'm not going to let you trap me into a discussion of that question.

Theoretically, I have no doubt you would make out an excellent case.