Still, the idea ran counter to all his own notions and prejudices, he having been early taught to respect religion, even when he was most serving the devil.

In a word, Ithuel was one of those descendants of Puritanism who, "God-ward," as it is termed, was quite unexceptionable, so far as his theory extended, but who, "manward," was "as the Scribes and Pharisees." Nevertheless, as he expressed it himself, "he always stood up for religion," a fact that his English companions had commented on in jokes, maintaining that he even "stood up" when the rest of the ship's company were on their knees.
"I'm a little afraid, Monsieur Rule," he answered, "that in France you have entered the rope of republicanism at the wrong end.

In Ameriky, we even put religion before dollars; and if that isn't convincing I'll give it up.

Now, I do wish you could see a Sunday once in the Granite State, Signorina Ghita, that you might get some notion what our western religion ra'ally is." "All real religion--all real devotion to God--is, or ought to be, the same, Signor Ithuello, whether in the east or in the west.

A Christian is a Christian, let him live or die where he may." "That's not exactly platform, I fancy.