The inmost fortress was held by something wholly distinct from intellectual conviction--by moral passion, by love, by feeling, by that mysticism, in short, which no healthy youth should be without.
'He imagines he has satisfied his intellect,' was the inward comment of one of the most melancholy of sceptics, 'and he has never so much as exerted it.

What a brute protest!' And suddenly Langham threw up the sponge.

He held out his hand to his companion, a momentary gleam of tenderness in his black eyes, such as on one or two critical occasions before had disarmed the impetuous Elsmere.
'No use to discuss it further.

You have a strong case, of course, and you have put it well.

Only, when you are pegging away at reforming and enlightening the world, don't trample too much on the people who have more than enough to do to enlighten themselves.' As to Mrs.Elsmere, in this now turn of her son's fortunes she realized with humorous distinctness that for some years past Robert had been educating her as well as himself.