"The Church can give good advice in temporal as well as spiritual matters." "Even so, my son," said the priest, who had noted John's frank countenance, his width between the eyes.

"One of my vocation cannot go through life merely looking inward.

Come, walk with me.

The world is mad, gone wholly mad, but let us try to be two sane beings in it for a little while." "Thanks, Father," said John.

"I can wish no better company.