Dr。Archieswungroundinhischairandlookedather，honestlyandleniently。\"Well，Thea，itseemstomelikethis。Everypeoplehashaditsreligion。Allreligionsaregood，andallareprettymuchalike。ButIdon’tseehowwecouldliveuptotheminthesenseyoumean。I’vethoughtaboutitagooddeal，andIcan’thelpfeelingthatwhileweareinthisworldwehavetoliveforthebestthingsofthisworld，andthosethingsarematerialandpositive。Now，mostreligionsarepassive，andtheytelluschieflywhatweshouldnotdo。\"Thedoctormovedrestlessly，andhiseyeshuntedforsomethingalongtheoppositewall：\"Seehere，mygirl，takeouttheyearsofearlychildhoodandthetimewespendinsleepanddulloldage，andweonlyhaveabouttwentyable，wakingyears。That’snotlongenoughtogetacquaintedwithhalfthefinethingsthathavebeendoneintheworld，muchlesstodoanythingourselves。IthinkweoughttokeeptheCommandmentsandhelpotherpeopleallwecan；butthemainthingistolivethose
twentysplendidyears；todoallwecanandenjoyallwecan。\"
Dr。Archiemethislittlefriend’ssearchinggaze，thelookofacuteinquirywhichalwaystouchedhim。
\"Butpoorfellowslikethattramp——\"shehesitatedandwrinkledherforehead。
Thedoctorleanedforwardandputhishandprotect—