Would you have advised good men to keep out of the church at that time?
I'm told there's hardly an honourable man in United States politics: is that less reason, or more, for honest fellows to go into public life there ?" (Impatience was waxing again.

The words fell after one another in hot haste.) "There's a time coming when every man will be taught to like to keep his hands clean and read the poets; and will you preach to them all then that they mustn't be coarse enough to do necessary work, or do you imagine it will be well done if they all do an hour a day at it in amateur fashion?
You're thoroughly inconsistent," he cried.
"Do you imagine I'm trying to argue with you, boy ?" cried the other, bitterly.

"I could say a thousand things to the point, but I've no desire to say them.

I simply wish to state the thing fairly, to see how far you have worked through it." "I've thought it out rather more thoroughly than you, it seems to me, for at least I'm consistent." They were both offended; the elder biting his lip over sarcastic words, the younger flushed with hasty indignation.

Then, in a minute, the one put away his anger, and the other, forgetting the greater part of his, talked on.
"I'll tell you the sort of thing that's made me feel I should be a sneak to give it up.