Chapter 53

           

           Itisbutashallowhastewhichconcludethinsincerityfromwhatoutsiderscallinconsistencyputtingadeadmechanismof"ifs"and"therefores"forthelivingmyriadofhiddensuckerswherebythebeliefandtheconductarewroughtintomutualsustainment.

           Mr.Bulstrode,whenhewashopingtoacquireanewinterestinLowick,hadnaturallyhadanespecialwishthatthenewclergymanshouldbeonewhomhethoroughlyapproved;andhebelievedittobeachastisementandadmonitiondirectedtohisownshortcomingsandthoseofthenationatlarge,thatjustaboutthetimewhenhecameinpossessionofthedeedswhichmadehimtheproprietorofStoneCourt,Mr.Farebrother"readhimself"intothequaintlittlechurchandpreachedhisfirstsermontothecongregationoffarmers,laborers,andvillageartisans.ItwasnotthatMr.BulstrodeintendedtofrequentLowickChurchortoresideatStoneCourtforagoodwhiletocome:hehadboughttheexcellentfarmandfinehomesteadsimplyasaretreatwhichhemightgraduallyenlargeastothelandandbeautifyastothedwelling,untilitshouldbeconducivetothedivineglorythatheshouldenteronitasaresidence,partiallywithdrawingfromhispresentexertionsintheadministrationofbusiness,andthrowingmoreconspicuouslyonthesideofGospeltruththeweightoflocallandedproprietorship,whichProvidencemightincreasebyunforeseenoccasionsofpurchase.

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