But a man who continues in sin, hugs it, loves it, calls it by all manner of fine names, and makes excuses for it after the fashion of the world--the world may act as it chooses toward him, but there is only one way in which I can act." "And what is that ?" asked Miss Gascoigne, in astonishing meekness.
"I shut my door against him.

Not injuring him, nor pharisaically condemning him, but merely showing to him, and to all others, that I consider sin to be sin and call it so.

Likewise, that I will have no fellowship with it, whether it is perpetrated by the beggar in the streets or the prince on the throne.

That no consideration, either of worldly advantage, or dread of what society may say, or do, or think, shall ever induce me to let cross my threshold, or bring into personal association with my family, any man who, to my knowledge, leads an unvirtuous life." "Which most indecorous fact, as regards Sir Edwin, not only yourself, but your wife apparently, was quite aware of.

Very extraordinary!" This Parthian thrust was sharp indeed, but Dr.Grey bore it.
"If she was aware of it--which is not at all extraordinary--my wife did perfectly right in acting as she has done.