“Andnow，lookhere。Likelyyouwillwantalittlemoneytillyousquareupthingswithyourtrusteepeoplethatthemasterhatessomuch。“
“Well，Ihadforgottenit，but，asamatteroffact，Ihaveonlytenshillingsleft，andthatisn’tmuchwhenoneisgoingtoLondon，“
confessedGodfrey。
“Ithoughtso；youneverwereonetothinkmuchofsuchthings，andsoit’sprobablethatyou’llgetplentyofthem，forit’swhatwecareaboutwearestarvedin，justtomakeithotforuspoorhumans。Takeyourfather，forinstance；helovespower，hedoes；he’dliketobeabishopoftheoldRomansortwhatcouldtorturepeoplewhodidn’tagreewiththem。Andwhatishe？Theparsonofapottyparishofacoupleofhundredpeople，countingthebabiesandthesofties，andhalfofthemDissentersorSalvationArmy。Moreover，theycan’tbebullied，becauseiftheywerethey’djustwalkintothenextchapeldoor。Ofcourse，there’stheyounggentlemen，andhetakesitoutofthem，but，Lordblessus!that’slikekickingawoolsack，ofwhichanymanofspiritsoongetstired。So，yousee，heissick-hearted，andwillbemoresonowthatyouhavestooduptohim；and，inthiswayorthat，it’sthesamewitheveryone，noneofusgetswhatwewant，whileofwhatwedon’twantthere’salwaysplenty。“
Whiletheoldladyheldforththusinherlittleroomwhich，althoughshedidnotknowit，hadoncebeenthepenitentialcelloftheAbbey，whereinforhundredsofyearsmanyunhappyoneshadreflectedinaverysimilarvein，shewasengagedintryingkeyafterkeyuponastoutoakchest。Itwaspartoftheancientfurnitureoftheplace，thatindeedinformerdayshadservedasthereceptacleforhairshirts，scourgesandotherphysicalinducementstorepentanceandpiety。