25/26 A High Churchman is--well, of course, a High Churchman sings Gregorian chants, you know, and puts flowers on the altar. There's more than that, of course. In fact, a High Churchman------' He paused and then added with an air of victorious conviction: 'But anyhow if you were High Church you would be sure to know it.' 'Ah, well,' said Hyacinth, turning to leave the room, 'I don't know anything about it, so I suppose I'm not High Church.' Mackenzie, however, was not going to allow him to escape so easily. If you're not High Church why won't you come to our meetings ?' 'Because I can't join in your prayers when I am not at all sure that England ought to win.' 'Good Lord!' said Mackenzie. It is possible to startle even the secretary of a prayer union into mild profanity. |