It is simple, impressive, and, above all, it is unmistakable in its main lesson---" "And that you take to be-- ?" "I take it that it is homage offered to Life," said the other slowly.
"Life under four aspects--Maternity corresponds to Christmas and the Christian fable; it is the feast of home, love, faithfulness.

Life itself is approached in spring, teeming, young, passionate.

Sustenance in midsummer, abundance, comfort, plenty, and the rest, corresponding somewhat to the Catholic Corpus Christi; and Paternity, the protective, generative, masterful idea, as winter draws on....

I understand it was a German thought." Oliver nodded.
"Yes," he said.

"And I suppose it will be the business of the speaker to explain all this." "I take it so.