"Be good! if we occupy our minds with conduct, we won't have room for speculation, which never made a soul better or happier, anyhow.

Yes, it's all nonsense, and I shall tell Helen so; there is too much tendency among young people to talk about things they don't understand, and it results in a superficial, skin-deep sort of skepticism that I despise! Besides," he added, laughing and knocking his glasses off, "what is the good of having a minister for a husband?
She ought to ask him her theological questions." "Well, now, you know, father," Lois said, "Helen isn't the sort of woman to be content just to step into the print her husband's foot has made.
She'll choose what she thinks is solid ground for herself.

And she isn't superficial." "Oh, no, of course not," the rector began, relenting.

"I didn't mean to be hard on the child.

But she mustn't be foolish.