And yet they knew there'd be trouble with the Grand Khan, if they didn't bring back the news of the True Religion and people to argue it.
"I've been a long time trading," says Nicolo, "and it's a queer thing, but the more trading you do, the less religion you have.

The arguing of religion would not come easy to me.

And I'd be up against experts.
I'm not the man for it," says he.

"How about you, Matthew ?" "Oh, sure, they'd never listen to me," Matthew laughs--"me that's drank with them, and deludhered their women, and gambled until I left them nothing but the sweat of their brows.

I'd be a great one to preach religion to them.