examinationthatMrsJupphadbeentochurchoncewhenshewaschurchedforhersonTomsomefiveandtwentyyearssince，butnevereitherbeforeorafterwards；noteven，Ifear，tobemarried，forthoughshecalledherself“Mrs“sheworenoweddingring，andspokeofthepersonwhoshouldhavebeenMrJuppas“mypoordearboy’sfather。”notas“myhusband。”Buttoreturn。IwasvexedatErnest’shavingbeenordained。IwasnotordainedmyselfandIdidnotlikemyfriendstobeordained，nordidIlikehavingtobeonmybestbehaviourandtolookasifbutterwouldnotmeltinmymouth，andallforaboywhomIrememberedwhenheknewyesterdayandto-morrowandTuesday，butnotadayoftheweekmore——notevenSundayitself——andwhenhesaidhedidnotlikethekittenbecauseithadpinsinitstoes。

　　IlookedathimandthoughtofhisauntAlethea，andhowfastthemoneyshehadlefthimwasaccumulating；anditwasalltogotothisyoungman，whowoulduseitprobablyintheverylastwayswithwhichMissPontifexwouldhavesympathised。Iwasannoyed。“Shealwayssaid。”Ithoughttomyself，“thatsheshouldmakeamessofit，butIdidnotthinkshewouldhavemadeasgreatamessofitasthis。”ThenIthoughtthatperhapsifhisaunthadlivedhewouldnothavebeenlikethis。

　　ErnestbehavedquitenicelytomeandIownthatthefaultwasmineiftheconversationdrewtowardsdangeroussubjects。Iwastheaggressor，presumingIsupposeuponmyageandlongacquaintancewithhim，asgivingmearighttomakemyselfunpleasantinaquietway。

　　Thenhecameout，andtheexasperatingpartofitwasthatuptoacertainpointhewassoveryright。Granthimhispremisesandhisconclusionsweresoundenough，norcouldI，seeingthathewasalreadyordained，joinissuewithhimabouthispremisesasIshouldcertainlyhavedoneifIhadhadachanceofdoingsobeforehehadtakenorders。TheresultwasthatIhadtobeataretreatandwentawaynotinthebestofhumours。IbelievethetruthwasthatI

　　likedErnest，andwasvexedathisbeingaclergyman，andataclergymanhavingsomuchmoneycomingtohim。

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