But if he works evil rather than good, you can't call him a good clergyman.

Mind, you would have my opinion; and if I talk treason and heterodoxy and infidelity and papistry, you must only take it for what it's worth." "I'm sure you won't talk infidelity." "Nor yet treason; and then, moreover, Mr.Townsend would be so much better a clergyman, to my way of thinking, if he would sometimes brush his hair, and occasionally put on a clean surplice.

But, remember, not a word of all this to Aunt Letty." "Oh dear, no; of course not." Mr.Townsend did come out of the house on the little sweep before the door to help Miss Letty up on the car, though it was dark and piercingly cold.
"Well, young ladies, and won't you come in now and warm yourselves ?" They all of course deprecated any such idea, and declared that they were already much too late.
"Richard, mind you take care going down Ballydahan Hill," said the parson, giving a not unnecessary caution to the servant.

"I came up it just now, and it was one sheet of ice." "Now, Richard, do be careful," said Miss Letty.
"Never fear, miss," said Richard.
"We'll take care of you," said Herbert.

"You're not frightened, Lady Clara, are you ?" "Oh, no," said Clara; and so they started.
It was quite dark and very cold, and there was a sharp hard frost.
But the lamps of the car were lighted, and the horse seemed to be on his mettle, for he did his work well.