You are not young, and my necessity is urgent.

Surely, my children, you will be helping the Faith if you save its ancient walls.' I bethink me," the Bishop went on, "that we may apply to Merchester that fine passage of Matthew Arnold's on Oxford and her towers: '_Apparitions of a day, what is our puny warfare against the Philistines compared with the warfare which this queen of romance has been waging against them for centuries, and will wage after we are gone ?_'" He paused, and on an afterthought succumbed to the professional trick of improving the occasion.
"It may even be that the plight of our Cathedral contains a special lesson for us of St.Hospital: '_If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand_'" "Tilly vally!" muttered Brother Copas, and was feeling for his snuff-box, but recollected himself in time.
"You may say that you are old men, poor men; that it is little you could help.

Do not be so sure of this.

I am informed, for instance, that the proceeds of our forthcoming Pageant are to be devoted to the Restoration Fund, and not (as was originally intended) to missionary purposes." Here Mr.Simeon, bending over his shorthand notes, blushed to the ears.

It was he, good man, who had first thought of this, and suggested it to Mr.Colt; as it was Mr.Colt who had suggested it to the Committee in the presence of reporters, and who, on its acceptance, had received the Committee's thanks.
"I am further told"-- here the Bishop glanced around and caught the eye of the Chaplain, who inclined his head respectfully--"that a--er--representation of the Foundation Ceremony of St.Hospital may be included among the--er--" "Episodes," murmured Mr.Colt, prompting.
"Eh ?--yes, precisely--among the Episodes.