You can always find an excuse for a procession. Her
father had warned her against Nature-worship.
This piece ofpopishness had annoyed the Rector
extremely. It shows a very poor imagination, to say the least of it. And yet you can
sit there talking to me ascalmly as though Id nothing the matter with
me.
Iwish I could get those wretched jackboots off my
mind.
No, Im afraid I didnt, said Dorothy, holding
another button inposition with her thumb. And her vision extended to the
mostconcrete, the most earthly details. Ive been making special prayers all the
morningthat shell give it to us. Pithers away at work, Miss, she announced as they
got inside.
Iwish I could get those wretched jackboots off my
mind.
Lets stop thinking about the play fora
moment.
We cant getenough people to fill the church a
quarter full, even on EasterSunday.
For the moment shehad even forgotten the bill for
twenty-one pounds seven andninepence at Cargills.
Whats the good of gurgling it down in your inside
likethat?
But Victorwas not yet aware of his probable
destiny.
Some of theirsmells were peculiar in the extreme.
He wont allow us incense, or decent music, or propervestments, or
anything.
With the youngerwomen it was especially hopeless.
Quite half the women on herlist, Dorothy knew, were at heart atheistical in a
vagueunreasoning way. Itsbecause our services are so dreary and godless, thats what
it is. The fact is that three quarters of the people inthis place never go near a
church in their lives.
But Victorwas not yet aware of his probable
destiny. Father McGuire was riding towards her with anuntroubled, faintly amused
air.
Up to Dr Gaythornes he is, a-digging over the
doctors flower-beds for him.
A black, very dusty shovel hat was approaching
round the corner ofthe hedge. Ive got athousand things to do, and Im late
already.
Her father had warned her against Nature-worship.
At this a sudden and remarkable change came over Mrs Pither. But if he thinks were
the Catholic Church, whydoesnt he hold the service in a proper Catholic
way?
Dorothy was stillbending over her machine,
stitching up the seams of the greenvelvet doublet. You can always find an excuse for
a procession.
An old Dissenting aunt of mine gave them to
me.
There were nearly two hundred peopleat Easter
Communion. An old Dissenting aunt of mine gave them to me.
He wont allow us incense, or decent music, or
propervestments, or anything. It was very hot down there,close to the ground.