\"Yes，youshouldtrymore，\"echoedtheGrandferwithinsistence，asifhehadbeenthefirsttomakethesuggestion。\"Incommonconscienceeverymanoughteithertomarryorgoforasoldier。’Tisascandaltothenationtodoneitheronenort’other。Ididboth，thankGod！Neithertoraisemennortolay’emlow——
thatshowsapoordo—nothingspiritindeed。\"
\"Ineverhadthenervetostandfire，\"falteredChristian。
\"Butastomarrying，IownI’veaskedhereandthere，thoughwithoutmuchfruitfromit。Yes，there’ssomehouseorotherthatmighthavehadamanforamaster——suchasheis——that’snowruledbyawomanalone。StillitmighthavebeenawkwardifIhadfoundher；for，d’yesee，neighbours，there’dhavebeennobodyleftathometokeepdownFather’sspiritstothedecentpitchthatbecomesaoldman。\"
\"Andyou’veyourworkcutouttodothat，myson，\"