Just conceive, under such conditions, how you might lure Addison to destruction if you desired to do so.

Looking at you, and seeing the same face in which he has learned to see what he thinks entire goodness, he would be unable to believe that any action you could suggest and take part in could be evil.
You could wreck his future with a perfect ease.

But, as things are, did your nature change and become malignant, your face would change too, and you might quickly cease to exercise a strong influence over Addison.

He might even, having now been unconsciously trained into a curious integrity, learn to hate and to despise you.

You remember our conversation to-night about that symphony ?" "Yes." "I said that the soul which could reproduce hell should be able to reproduce heaven." "I know." "Well, my boy--for you are a boy to me--the reverse of that might happen also." "Perhaps.