It does not seem to me now that what they taught me has been of any help in getting to know Him.' He paused for a long time.

Hyacinth was familiar enough with his father's ways of speech to know that the emphatic 'Him' meant the God whom he worshipped.
'There is, I am sure, only one way in which we can become His friends.
_These are they which have come out of great tribulation!_ You remember that, Hyacinth?
That is the only way.

You may be taught truths about Him, but they matter very little.

You have already great thoughts, burning thoughts, but they will not of themselves bring you to Him.

The other way is the only way.