For this eminence Crailey was never accused of assuming the credit.

Nor did he ever miss an opportunity of making known how much he owed to his partner.

What he owed, in brief, was everything.

How well Vanrevel worked was demonstrated every day, but how hard he worked, only Crailey knew.

The latter had grown to depend upon him for even his political beliefs, and lightly followed his partner into Abolitionism; though that was to risk unpopularity, bitter hatred, and worse.
Fortunately, on certain occasions, Vanrevel had made himself (if not his creed) respected, at least so far that there was no longer danger of mob-violence for an Abolitionist in Rouen.