examinationthatMrsJupphadbeentochurchoncewhenshewaschurchedforhersonTomsomefiveandtwentyyearssince，butnevereitherbeforeorafterwards；noteven，Ifear，tobemarried，forthoughshecalledherself“Mrs“sheworenoweddingring，andspokeofthepersonwhoshouldhavebeenMrJuppas“mypoordearboy’sfather。”notas“myhusband。”Buttoreturn。IwasvexedatErnest’shavingbeenordained。IwasnotordainedmyselfandIdidnotlikemyfriendstobeordained，nordidIlikehavingtobeonmybestbehaviourandtolookasifbutterwouldnotmeltinmymouth，andallforaboywhomIrememberedwhenheknewyesterdayandto-morrowandTuesday，butnotadayoftheweekmore——notevenSundayitself——andwhenhesaidhedidnotlikethekittenbecauseithadpinsinitstoes。
IlookedathimandthoughtofhisauntAlethea，andhowfastthemoneyshehadlefthimwasaccumulating；anditwasalltogotothisyoungman，whowoulduseitprobablyintheverylastwayswithwhichMissPontifexwouldhavesympathised。Iwasannoyed。“Shealwayssaid。”Ithoughttomyself，“thatsheshouldmakeamessofit，butIdidnotthinkshewouldhavemadeasgreatamessofitasthis。”ThenIthoughtthatperhapsifhisaunthadlivedhewouldnothavebeenlikethis。
ErnestbehavedquitenicelytomeandIownthatthefaultwasmineiftheconversationdrewtowardsdangeroussubjects。Iwastheaggressor，presumingIsupposeuponmyageandlongacquaintancewithhim，asgivingmearighttomakemyselfunpleasantinaquietway。
Thenhecameout，andtheexasperatingpartofitwasthatuptoacertainpointhewassoveryright。Granthimhispremisesandhisconclusionsweresoundenough，norcouldI，seeingthathewasalreadyordained，joinissuewithhimabouthispremisesasIshouldcertainlyhavedoneifIhadhadachanceofdoingsobeforehehadtakenorders。TheresultwasthatIhadtobeataretreatandwentawaynotinthebestofhumours。IbelievethetruthwasthatI
likedErnest，andwasvexedathisbeingaclergyman，andataclergymanhavingsomuchmoneycomingtohim。