"The idea of going to see a Catholic priest about a fellow-man's salvation, when there's a special meeting running in our own church and you've taken such an interest in it!" "Every man for his own, deacon," said Sam.

"I don't believe Larry cares anythin' about the church that you belong to, an' that I've been goin' to for some little time, an' I know he thinks a good deal of Father Black.

I've found out myself, after a good deal of trouble in this world, that it makes a good deal of difference who talks to you about such things.

Now, he thinks Father Black is the best man there is in the world.

I don't know anythin' about that, though I don't know of anybody in this town I ever talked to that left me feelin' more comfortable an' looked more like a good man himself than that old priest did one day when he come in here an' talked to me very kindly.
Why, deacon, he didn't put on any airs at all.