Warricombe, with a sudden gesture, pointed towards the sky.
'A shooting star--one of the brightest I ever saw!' 'I missed it,' said Peak, just glancing in that direction.
The interruption enabled Buckland to move his chair; in this new position he was somewhat further from Peak, and had a better view of his face.
'I should never have imagined you a clergyman,' he said, thoughtfully, 'but I can see that your mind has been developing powers in that direction .-- Well, so be it! I can only hope you have found your true work in life.' 'But you doubt it ?' 'I can't say that I doubt it, as I can't understand you.

To be sure, we have been parted for many years.

In some respects I must seem much changed'-- 'Greatly changed,' Godwin put in, promptly.
'Yes,' pursued the other, correctively, 'but not in a way that would seem incredible to anyone whatever.

I am conscious of growth in tolerance, but my attitude in essentials is unchanged.

Thinking of you--as I have often enough done--I always kept the impression you made on me when we were both lads; you seemed most distinctly a modern mind--one of the most modern that ever came under my notice.