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MrClaretheelder,whosefirstwifehaddiedandlefthimadaughter,marriedasecondlateinlife.Thisladyhadsomewhatunexpectedlybroughthimthreesons,sothatbetweenAngel,theyoungest,andhisfatherthevicarthereseemedtobealmostamissinggeneration.OftheseboystheaforesaidAngel,thechildofhisoldage,wastheonlysonwhohadnottakenaUniversitydegree,thoughhewasthesingleoneofthemwhoseearlypromisemighthavedonefulljusticetoanacademicaltraining.
SometwoorthreeyearsbeforeAngel'
sappearanceattheMarlottdance,onadaywhenhehadleftschoolandwaspursuinghisstudiesathome,aparcelcametothevicaragefromthelocalbookseller'
s,directedtotheReverendJamesClare.Thevicarhavingopeneditandfoundittocontainabook,readafewpages;
whereuponhelumpedupfromhisseatandwentstraighttotheshopwiththebookunderhisarm.
`Whyhasthisbeensenttomyhouse?
'
heaskedperemptorily,holdingupthevolume.
`Itwasordered,sir.'
`Notbyme,oranyonebelongingtome,Iamhappytosay.'
Theshopkeeperlookedintohisorder-book.
`Oh,ithasbeenmisdirected,sir,'
hesaid.`ItwasorderedbyMrAngelClare,andshouldhavebeensenttohim.'
MrClarewincedasifhehadbeenstruck.Hewenthomepaleanddejected,andcalledAngelintohisstudy.
`Lookintothisbook,myboy,'
hesaid.`Whatdoyouknowaboutit?
`Iorderedit,'
saidAngelsimply.
`Whatfor?
`Toread.'
`Howcanyouthinkofreadingit?
`HowcanI?
Why-itisasystemofphilosophy.Thereisnomoremoral,orevenreligious,workpublished.'
`Yes-moralenough;
Idon'
tdenythat.Butreligious!
-andforyou,whointendtobeaministeroftheGospel!
`Sinceyouhavealludedtothematter,father,'
saidtheson,withanxiousthoughtuponhisface,`Ishouldliketosay,onceforall,thatIshouldprefernottotakeOrders.IfearIcouldnotconscientiouslydoso.IlovetheChurchasonelovesaparent.Ishallalwayshavethewarmestaffectionforher.ThereisnoinstitutionforwhosehistoryIhaveadeeperadmiration;
butIcannothonestlybeordainedherminister,asmybrothersare,whilesherefusestoliberatehermindfromanuntenableredemptivetheolatry.'
Ithadneveroccurredtothestraightforwardandsimple-mindedVicarthatoneofhisownfleshandbloodcouldcometothis!
Hewasstultified,shocked,paralyzed.AndifAngelwerenotgoingtoentertheChurch,whatwastheuseofsendinghimtoCambridge?
TheUniversityasasteptoanythingbutordinationseemed,tothismanoffixedideas,aprefacewithoutavolume.Hewasamannotmerelyreligious,butdevout;
afirmbeliever-notasthephraseisnowelusivelyconstruedbytheologicalthimble-riggersintheChurchandoutofit,butintheoldandardentsenseoftheEvangelicalschool:
onewhocould
Indeedopine
ThattheEternalandDivine
Did,eighteencenturiesago
Inverytruth...
Angel'
sfathertriedargument,persuasion,entreaty.
`No,father:
IcannotunderwriteArticleFour(leavealonetherest),takingit"
intheliteralandgrammaticalsense"
asrequiredbytheDeclaration;
and,therefore,Ican'
tbeaparsoninthepresentstateofaffairs,'
saidAngel.`Mywholeinstinctinmattersofreligionistowardsreconstruction;
toquoteyourfavouriteEpistletotheHebrews,"
theremovingofthosethingsthatareshaken,asofthingsthataremade,thatthosethingswhichcannotbeshakenmayremain"
.'
HisfathergrievedsodeeplythatitmadeAngelquiteilltoseehim.
`WhatisthegoodofyourmotherandmeeconomizingandstintingourselvestogiveyouaUniversityeducation,ifitisnottobeusedforthehonourandgloryofGod?
hisfatherrepeated.
`Why,thatitmaybeusedforthehonourandgloryofman,father.'
PerhapsifAngelhadperseveredhemighthavegonetoCambridgelikehisbrothers.ButtheVicar'
sviewofthatseatoflearningasastepping-stonetoOrdersalonewasquiteafamilytradition;
andsorootedwastheideainhismindthatperseverancebegantoappeartothesensitivesonakintoanintenttomisappropriateatrust,andwrongthepiousheadsofthehousehold,whohadbeenandwere,ashisfatherhadhinted,compelledtoexercisemuchthrifttocarryoutthisuniformplanofeducationforthethreeyoungmen.
`IwilldowithoutCambridge,'
saidAngelatlast.`IfeelthatIhavenorighttogothereinthecircumstances.'
Theeffectsofthisdecisivedebatewerenotlonginshowingthemselves.Hespentyearsandyearsindesultorystudies,undertakings,andmeditations;
hebegantoevinceconsiderableindifferencetosocialformsandobservances.Thematerialdistinctionsofrankandwealthheincreasinglydespised.Eventhe`goodoldfamily'
(touseafavouritephraseofalatelocalworthy)hadnoaromaforhimunlessthereweregoodnewresolutionsinitsrepresentatives.Asabalancetotheseausterities,whenhewenttoliveinLondontoseewhattheworldwaslike,andwithaviewtopractisingaprofessionorbusinessthere,hewascarriedoffhishead,andnearlyentrappedbyawomanmucholderthanhimself,thoughluckilyheescapednotgreatlytheworsefortheexperience.
Earlyassociationwithcountrysolitudeshadbredinhimanunconquerable,andalmostunreasonable,aversiontomodernlife,andshuthimoutfromsuchsuccessashemighthaveaspiredtobyfollowingamundanecallingintheimpracticabilityofthespiritualone.Butsomethinghadtobedone;
hehadwastedmanyvaluableyears;
andhavinganacquaintancewhowasstartingonathrivinglifeasaColonialfarmer,itoccurredtoAngelthatthismightbealeadintherightdirection.Farming,eitherintheColonies,America,orathome-farming,atanyrate,afterbecomingwellqualifiedforthebusinessbyacarefulapprenticeship-thatwasavocationwhichwouldprobablyaffordanindependencewithoutthesacrificeofwhathevaluedevenmorethanacompetency-intellectualliberty.
SowefindAngelClareatsix-and-twentyhereatTalbothaysasastudentofkine,and,astherewerenohousesnearathandinwhichhecouldgetacomfortablelodging,aboarderatthedairyman'
s.
Hisroomwasanimmenseatticwhichranthewholelengthofthedairy-house.Itcouldonlybereachedbyaladderfromthecheese-loft,andhadbeenclosedupforalongtimetillhearrivedandselecteditashisretreat.HereClarehadplentyofspace,andcouldoftenbeheardbythedairy-folkpacingupanddownwhenthehouseholdhadgonetorest.Aportionwasdividedoffatoneendbyacurtain,behindwhichwashisbed,theouterpartbeingfurnishedasahomelysitting-room.
Atfirsthelivedupaboveentirely,readingagooddeal,andstrumminguponanoldharpwhichhehadboughtatasale,sayingwheninabitterhumourthathemighthavetogethislivingbyitinthestreetssomeday.Buthesoonpreferredtoreadhumannaturebytakinghismealsdownstairsinthegeneraldining-kitchen,withthedairymanandhiswife,andthemaidsandmen,whoalltogetherformedalivelyassembly;
forthoughbutfewmilkinghandssleptinthehouse,severaljoinedthefamilyatmeals.ThelongerClareresidedherethelessobjectionhadhetohiscompany,andthemoredidheliketosharequarterswiththemincommon.
Muchtohissurprisehetook,indeed,arealdelightintheircompanionship.Theconventionalfarm-folkofhisimagination-personifiedinthenewspaper-pressbythepitiabledummyknownasHodge-wereobliteratedafterafewdays'
residence.AtclosequartersnoHodgewastobeseen.Atfirst,itistrue,whenClare'
sintelligencewasfreshfromacontrastingsociety,thesefriendswithwhomhenowhobnobbedseemedalittlestrange.Sittingdownasalevelmemberofthedairyman'
shouseholdseemedattheoutsetanundignifiedproceeding.Theideas,themodes,thesurroundings,appearedretrogressiveandunmeaning.Butwithlivingonthere,dayafterday,theacutesojournerbecameconsciousofanewaspectinthespectacle.Withoutanyobjectivechangewhatever,varietyhadtakentheplaceofmonotonousness.Hishostandhishost'
shousehold,hismenandhismaids,astheybecameintimatelyknowntoClare,begantodifferentiatethemselvesasinachemicalprocess.ThethoughtofPascal'
swasbroughthometohim:
`Amesurequ'
onaplusd'
esprit,ontrouvequ'
ilyaplusd'
hommesoriginaux.Lesgensducommunnetrouventpasdedifferenceentreleshommes.'
ThetypicalandunvaryingHodgeceasedtoexist.Hehadbeendisintegratedintoanumberofvariedfellow-creatures-beingsofmanyminds,beingsinfiniteindifference;
somehappy,manyserene,afewdepressed,onehereandtherebrighteventogeni
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