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ForthenexthourandahalftheRev。GeorgeHollandhadanopportunityofconsideringhispositionasaclergymanoftheChurchofEngland，andasonewhosechiefdesirewastoadvancetheinterestsoftheChurch。Hisbishophadassumedthathehadbeensingle-mindedinhisaims——thathissoleobjectinwritingthatbookandthatpaperhadbeentocurethecomplaintfromwhichtheoldChurchwassuffering。HislordshiphaddonehimjusticewherePhyllishaddonehimagrossinjustice。WhatwouldPhyllishavesaidhewondered，ifshehadheardthatconcession，madenotunderpressure，butvoluntarilybyprobablythehighestauthorityintheworld，tohis，GeorgeHolland\'s，singlenessofaim?
Butitwassolikeagirltojumpatconclusions——toassumethathehadbeenactuatedbyvanityinallthathehadjustdone；thathewasdesirousonlyofgettingpeopletotalkabouthim——beingregardlesswhethertheyspokewellofhimorill。Heonlywishedthatshecouldhaveheardthebishop。Hefeltasamanfeelswhosecharacterhasjustbeenclearedinacourtoflawfromanaspersionthathasrestedonitforsometime。HewonderedifthattrulynoblemanwhomhewasprivilegedtocallhisFatherinGod，wouldhaveanyobjectiontogivehimatestimonialtotheeffectthatinhisopinion，——theopinionofhisFatherinGod，——therewasnofoundationfortheaccusationagainsthimandhissinglenessofaim。