But it cannot be that it should content you to place yourself as one among those thoughtless sinners, for the crushing of whose sin you have been placed here among them.

You become a hunting parson, and ride with a happy mind among blasphemers and mocking devils--you, whose aspirations were so high, who have spoken so often and so well of the duties of a minister of Christ; you, who can argue in your pride as to the petty details of your Church, as though the broad teachings of its great and simple lessons were not enough for your energies! It cannot be that I have had a hypocrite beside me in all those eager controversies! "Not a hypocrite--not a hypocrite," said Mark, in a tone which was almost reduced to sobbing.
"But a castaway! Is it so that I must call you?
No, Mr.Robarts, not a castaway; neither a hypocrite, nor a castaway; but one who in walking has stumbled in the dark and bruised his feet among the stones.

Henceforth let him take a lantern in his hand, and look warily to his path, and walk cautiously among the thorns and rocks--cautiously, but yet boldly, with manly courage, but Christian meekness, as all men should walk on their pilgrimage through this vale of tears." And then, without giving his companion time to stop him he hurried out of the room, and from the house, and without again seeing any others of the family, stalked back on his road to Hogglestock, thus tramping fourteen miles through the deep mud in performance of the mission on which he had been sent.
It was some hours before Mr.Robarts left his room.

As soon as he found that Crawley was really gone, and that he should see him no more, he turned the lock of his door, and sat himself down to think over his present life.

At about eleven his wife knocked, not knowing whether that other strange clergyman were there or no, for none had seen his departure.