andashemust，eitherinthenavyorarmy，havehadagreatmanymorepeopleunderhiscommandthanhehasnow，Ithinkmorewouldhavebeenmadeunhappybyhimasasailororsoldierthanasaclergyman。Besides，IcannotbutsupposethatwhatevertheremaybetowishotherwiseinDr。Grantwouldhavebeeninagreaterdangerofbecomingworseinamoreactiveandworldlyprofession，wherehewouldhavehadlesstimeandobligation——
wherehemighthaveescapedthatknowledgeofhimself，the_frequency_，atleast，ofthatknowledgewhichitisimpossibleheshouldescapeasheisnow。Aman——
asensiblemanlikeDr。Grant，cannotbeinthehabitofteachingotherstheirdutyeveryweek，cannotgotochurchtwiceeverySunday，andpreachsuchverygoodsermonsinsogoodamannerashedoes，withoutbeingthebetterforithimself。Itmustmakehimthink；
andIhavenodoubtthatheoftenerendeavourstorestrainhimselfthanhewouldifhehadbeenanythingbutaclergyman。“
“Wecannotprovetothecontrary，tobesure；butIwishyouabetterfate，MissPrice，thantobethewifeofamanwhoseamiablenessdependsuponhisownsermons；forthoughhemaypreachhimselfintoagood-humoureverySunday，itwillbebadenoughtohavehimquarrellingaboutgreengeesefromMondaymorningtillSaturdaynight。“