Joshuaremarkedcoldlythatitwastheprincipalofhiscollege，guardedlyinquiring，’Didyoutellhimwhomyouwerecometosee？’
Hisfatherdidnotreply。Heandhisstrappinggipsywife——ifshewerehiswife——stayednolonger，anddisappearedinthedirectionoftheHighStreet。JoshuaHalboroughwentbacktothelibrary。
Determinedaswashisnature，hewepthottearsuponthebooks，andwasimmeasurablymorewretchedthatafternoonthantheunwelcomemillwright。Intheeveninghesatdownandwrotealettertohisbrother，inwhich，afterstatingwhathadhappened，andexpatiatinguponthisnewdisgraceinthegipsywife，hepropoundedaplanforraisingmoneysufficienttoinducethecoupletoemigratetoCanada。
’Itisouronlychance，’hesaid。’Thecaseasitstandsismaddening。Forasuccessfulpainter，sculptor，musician，author，whotakessocietybystorm，itisnodrawback，itissometimesevenaromanticrecommendation，tohailfromoutcastsandprofligates。ButforaclergymanoftheChurchofEngland!Cornelius，itisfatal!
TosucceedintheChurch，peoplemustbelieveinyou，firstofall，asagentleman，secondlyasamanofmeans，thirdlyasascholar，fourthlyasapreacher，fifthly，perhaps，asaChristian，——butalwaysfirstasagentleman，withalltheirheartandsoulandstrength。I