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ELINOR: I felt that because we had received this divine triple loan from God of understanding, apprehension, and emotion, with its branches of deduction, critical faculty, and appreciation  all things beyond the material  we at least owed Him something in return. ELEANOR I FELT THAT BECAUSE WE HAD RECEIVED THIS DIVINE TRIP ALONE FROM GOD OF UNDERSTANDING APPREHENSION AND EMOTION WITH ITS BRANCHES OF DEDUCTION CRITICAL FACULTY AND APPRECIATION ALL THINGS BEYOND THE MATERIAL WE AT LEAST OWED HIM SOMETHING IN RETURN
 for your creation in return.” JOHN: That is not altogether a bad idea. ELINOR: I felt that human beings, because of their gift of articulate speech, were different to animals, and had been given a higher spark of the divine essence in their possession of the loan of a more responsible soul. I seemed to realize that we had no smallest right to soil it or degrade it, since God need not have lent it to us at all if He had not wished. We were, so to speak, on our honor with the thing. I suddenly understood that it was unspeakable disgrace to commit paltry actions just because people would not know about them--that even if one had to admit the necessity of bluff in the affairs of men sometimes it was perfectly childish to use it in dealing with God--and not only childish, but useless. JOHN: You would be honest with God! Tut, tut!--a pretty state of things! A theory like that could upset the world. ELINOR: _Tant pis!_--I am not talking of expediency. I am stating my beliefs. JOHN: Go ahead. ME AND I MEAN TO DO THE VERY BEST I CAN FOR YOUR CREATION IN RETURN JOHN THAT IS NOT ALTOGETHER A BAD IDEA ELEANOR I FELT THAT HUMAN BEINGS BECAUSE OF THEIR GIFT OF ARTICULATE SPEECH WERE DIFFERENT TO ANIMALS AND HAD BEEN GIVEN A HIGHER SPARK OF THE DIVINE ESSENCE IN THEIR POSSESSION OF THE LOAN OF A MORE RESPONSIBLE SOUL I SEEMED TO REALIZE THAT WE HAD NO SMALLEST RIGHT TO SOIL IT OR DEGRADE IT SINCE GOD NEED NOT HAVE LENT IT TO US AT ALL IF HE HAD NOT WISHED WE WERE SO TO SPEAK ON OUR HONOR WITH THE THING I SUDDENLY UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS UNSPEAKABLE DISGRACE TO COMMIT PALTRY ACTIONS JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM THAT EVEN IF ONE HAD TO ADMIT THE NECESSITY OF BLUFF IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN SOMETIMES IT WAS PERFECTLY CHILDISH TO USE IT IN DEALING WITH GOD AND NOT ONLY CHILDISH BUT USELESS JOHN YOU WOULD BE HONEST WITH GOD TUT TUT A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS A THEORY THAT COULD UPSET THE WORLD ELEANOR TOMPEY I AM NOT TALKING OF EXPEDIENCY I AM STATING MY BELIEFS JOHN GO AHEAD
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