I had by no means satisfied myself, by my secret experiment, that it was not sinful to carry a burden on the Sabbath day.

If God did not punish me on the spot, perhaps it was because of my youth or perhaps it was because of my motive.
According to my elders, my father, by turning out the lamp, committed the sin of Sabbath-breaking.

What did my father intend?
I could not suppose that his purpose was similar to mine.

Surely he, who had lived so long and studied so deeply, had by this time resolved all his doubts.

Surely God had instructed _him_.