When religion goes wrong, she is very wrong, for the same reason.

Let us say no more about it, my dear.' So he dropped the red-brick dwelling-house on the floor, and setting his heel upon it, crushed it into pieces.

The halfpence, and sixpences, and other voluntary contributions, rolled about in all directions, but nobody offered to touch them, or to take them up.
'That,' said the locksmith, 'is easily disposed of, and I would to Heaven that everything growing out of the same society could be settled as easily.' 'It happens very fortunately, Varden,' said his wife, with her handkerchief to her eyes, 'that in case any more disturbances should happen--which I hope not; I sincerely hope not--' 'I hope so too, my dear.' '-- That in case any should occur, we have the piece of paper which that poor misguided young man brought.' 'Ay, to be sure,' said the locksmith, turning quickly round.

'Where is that piece of paper ?' Mrs Varden stood aghast as he took it from her outstretched band, tore it into fragments, and threw them under the grate.
'Not use it ?' she said.
'Use it!' cried the locksmith.

No! Let them come and pull the roof about our ears; let them burn us out of house and home; I'd neither have the protection of their leader, nor chalk their howl upon my door, though, for not doing it, they shot me on my own threshold.