How am I to know whether the maid's words are of God or no ?" Sir Thomas was silent a moment.
"But he had thoughts of it before, I suppose," he said, "or he would not have gone to her.

In fact, you said so." Ralph acknowledged that this was so.
"-- And for several years," went on the other.
Again Ralph assented.
"And his tastes and habits are those of a monk, I suppose.

He is long at his prayers, given to silence, and of a tranquil spirit ?" "He is not always tranquil," said Ralph.

"He is impertinent sometimes." "Yes, yes; we all are that.

I was very impertinent to you at dinner in trying to catch you with Martial his epigram, though I shall not offend again.