Dr.Grantly had not been present on the occasion, but Mrs.Grantly, who had her own opinion on the subject, immediately after the service expressed a hope that the young gentleman had not been taken ill, and offered to send him all kinds of condiments supposed to be good for a sore throat.

After that there had been no more intoning at Plumstead Episcopi.
But now the archdeacon began to meditate on some strong measures of absolute opposition.

Dr.Proudie and his crew were of the lowest possible order of Church of England clergymen, and therefore it behoved him, Dr.Grantly, to be of the very highest.

Dr.Proudie would abolish all forms and ceremonies, and therefore Dr.Grantly felt the sudden necessity of multiplying them.

Dr.Proudie would consent to deprive the church of all collective authority and rule, and therefore Dr.Grantly would stand up for the full power of convocation and the renewal of all its ancient privileges.
It was true that he could not himself intone the service, but he could procure the co-operation of any number of gentlemanlike curates well trained in the mystery of doing so.