13/23 And among these younger Anglicans, I tell you, Colt is a force." "My good Warboise, you have described him exactly. He is a force-- and nothing else. He will bully and beat you down to get his way, but in the end you can always have the consolation of presenting him with the shadow, which he will unerringly mistake for the substance. But when a man has to desist from pursuit of pleasure he develops a fine taste for consolations: and this is going to be mine for turning Protestant and backing you in this business." "_You ?_" "Your accent is so little flattering, Warboise, that I hardly dare to add the condition. |