workeditoutafterwards。Andherewearespikedontheoff-chance。IfI’dhaveonlykeptbackalittle，I’dhavehaditonU。P。nextday，likeashot，andcomeoutontherise。Thereyouare！”
Histhoughtstookagraverturn。
“It’swhereyou’llbumpupagainstChancelikethis，George，thatyoufeeltheneedofreligion。Yourhard-and-fastscientificmen——yourSpencersandHuxleys——theydon’tunderstandthat。I
do。I’vethoughtofitalotlately——inbedandabout。IwasthinkingofitthismorningwhileIshaved。It’snotirreverentformetosayit，Ihope——butGodcomesinontheoff-chance，George。See？Don’tyoubetoococksureofanything，goodorbad。That’swhatImakeoutofit。Icouldhavesworn。Well，doyouthinkI——particularasIam——wouldhavetouchedthoseUnionPacificswithtrustmoneyatall，ifIhadn’tthoughtitathoroughlygoodthing——goodwithoutspotorblemish？。Anditwasbad！
“It’salessontome。Youstartintogetahundredpercent。