Fromtheirfacesitseemedthatforthemostparttheymadenoeffortatall，and，recumbentasitwere，acceptedtheideasthewordsgaveasrepresentinggoodness，inthesameway，nodoubt，asoneofthoseindustriousneedlewomenhadacceptedthebrightuglypatternonhermatasbeauty。
Whateverthereasonmightbe，forthefirsttimeinherlife，insteadofslippingatonceintosomecuriouspleasantcloudofemotion，toofamiliartobeconsidered，Rachellistenedcriticallytowhatwasbeingsaid。Bythetimetheyhadswunginanirregularwayfromprayertopsalm，frompsalmtohistory，fromhistorytopoetry，andMr。Baxwasgivingouthistext，shewasinastateofacutediscomfort。Suchwasthediscomfortshefeltwhenforcedtositthroughanunsatisfactorypieceofmusicbadlyplayed。
Tantalised，enragedbytheclumsyinsensitivenessoftheconductor，whoputthestressonthewrongplaces，andannoyedbythevastflockoftheaudiencetamelypraisingandacquiescingwithoutknowingorcaring，soshewasnottantalizedandenraged，onlyhere，witheyeshalf-shutandlipspursedtogether，theatmosphereofforcedsolemnityincreasedheranger。Allroundherwerepeoplepretendingtofeelwhattheydidnotfeel，whilesomewhereaboveherfloatedtheideawhichtheycouldnoneofthemgrasp，whichtheypretendedtograsp，alwaysescapingoutofreach，abeautifulidea，anidealikeabutterfly。Oneafteranother，vastandhardandcold，appearedtoherthechurchesallovertheworldwherethisblunderingeffortandmisunderstandingwereperpetuallygoingon，greatbuildings，filledwithinnumerablemenandwomen，notseeingclearly，whofinallygaveuptheefforttosee，andrelapsedtamelyintopraiseandacquiescence，half-shuttingtheireyesandpursinguptheirlips。
Thethoughthadthesamesortofphysicaldiscomfortasiscausedbyafilmofmistalwayscomingbetweentheeyesandtheprintedpage。
Shedidherbesttobrushawaythefilmandtoconceivesomethingtobeworshippedastheservicewenton，butfailed，alwaysmisledbythevoiceofMr。Baxsayingthingswhichmisrepresentedtheidea，andbythepatterofbaainginexpressivehumanvoicesfallingroundherlikedampleaves。Theeffortwastiringanddispiriting。