It was rather that he did not think
it right to dissipate away a serious impression.
That was worse than before. She was threatened with the most
serious displeasure of her father and mother, if she encouraged
Herbert in the morbid ascetic notions ascribed to Dr. Easterby.
"It was always the way with the women--they never knew where to
stop."
"No," said Jenny, "I did not know there was anywhere to stop in the
way of Heaven."
"As if there were no way to Heaven without making a fool of
oneself."
This answer made Jenny sorry for her own, as needlessly vexatious,
and yet she recollected St. Paul's Christian paradoxes, and felt
that poor Herbert might have laid hold of the true theory of the
ministry. At any rate, she was glad that they were at that moment
hailed and overtaken by the party from the Rectory, and that Phil
pounced at once on Julius, to obtain his sanction to giving Herbert
a little diversion at York.
Julius answered more warily, "Does he wish it?"
"No; but he is too weak yet, and is hipped and morbid."
"Well, Phil, I would not put it into his head.
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