A little inquiry, however, sufficed to convince him that all his cunning would fail to win over such a man as Dr.Grantly to such a mode of action as that to be adopted by Mr.Slope, and then he determined to fall back upon his courage.

He at once saw that open battle against Dr.Grantly and all Dr.Grantly's adherents was a necessity of his position, and he deliberately planned the most expedient methods of giving offence.
Soon after his arrival the bishop had intimated to the dean that, with the permission of the canon then in residence, his chaplain would preach in the cathedral on the next Sunday.

The canon in residence happened to be the Hon.

and Rev.Dr.Vesey Stanhope, who at this time was very busy on the shores of the Lake of Como, adding to that unique collection of butterflies for which he is so famous.
Or rather, he would have been in residence but for the butterflies and other such summer-day considerations; and the vicar-choral, who was to take his place in the pulpit, by no means objected to having his work done for him by Mr.Slope.
Mr.Slope accordingly preached, and if a preacher can have satisfaction in being listened to, Mr.Slope ought to have been gratified.

I have reason to think that he was gratified, and that he left the pulpit with the conviction that he had done what he intended to do when he entered it.
On this occasion the new bishop took his seat for the first time in the throne alloted to him.