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Are you aware, my good woman, that this has been the modest ambition of several million of philosophers and theologians and metaphysicians before your day, and that none of them have altogether succeeded? If I did not mind being rude, I might say, "I like your cheek!" ELINOR: Oh, say what you please! Your words cannot alter my basic principle, which you will find very sound, if you care to apply to it the test of common sense. ARE YOU AWARE MY GOOD WOMAN THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE MODEST AMBITION OF SEVERAL MILLIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS AND THEOLOGIANS AND METAPHYSICIANS BEFORE YOUR DAY AND THAT NONE OF THEM HAVE ALTOGETHER SUCCEEDED IF I DID NOT MIND BEING RUDE I MIGHT SAY I LIKE YOUR CHEEK ELEANOR OH WELL SAY WHAT YOU PLEASE YOUR WORDS CANNOT ALTER MY BASIC PRINCIPLE WHICH YOU WILL FIND VERY SOUND IF YOU CARE TO APPLY IT TO THE TEST OF COMMON SENSE
ould we be if we had always understood your basic principle? ELINOR: Nowhere. The evolution of the world has been perfectly necessary, my good John--you don’t ask children to play golf before they can walk. JOHN: No--but now I gather from your remarks that you would sweep away the incumbrances and restrictions of orthodox religions. ELINOR: Not at all! In a large family everyone cannot be grown up at the same time; the little ones have still to be thought of. JOHN: I think we are getting a bit out of our depths--had we not better get back to your muttons--in this case your idea of religion? ELINOR: But I have stated it plainly; it is simply to endeavor to keep the soul untarnished so as to return it to God--as a good butler keeps his employer’s silver under his charge highly polished, even though it is not all used every day. JOHN: Then what is the first step to this end? ELINOR: To think out the reason why of things, to try to see the truth in everything. JOHN: Good Lord! A fine task!  REALIZE IT WHERE WOULD WE BE IF WE HAD ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD YOUR BASIC PRINCIPLE ELEANOR NOWHERE THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN PERFECTLY NECESSARY MY GOOD JOHN YOU DON'T ASK CHILDREN TO PLAY GOLF BEFORE THEY CAN WALK JOHN NO BUT NOW I GATHER FROM YOUR REMARKS THAT YOU WOULD SWEEP AWAY THE INCUMBRANCES AND RESTRICTIONS OF ORTHODOX RELIGIONS ELEANOR NOT AT ALL IN A LARGE FAMILY EVERYONE CANNOT BE GROWN UP AT THE SAME TIME THE LITTLE ONES HAVE STILL TO BE THOUGHT OF JOHN I THINK WE ARE GETTING A BIT OF OUT OF OUR DEPTHS HAD WE NOT BETTER GET BACK TO YOUR MUTTONS IN THIS CASE YOUR IDEA OF RELIGION ELEANOR BUT I HAVE STATED IT PLAINLY IT IS SIMPLY TO ENDEAVOUR TO KEEP THE SOUL UNTARNISHED SO AS TO RETURN IT TO GOD AS A GOOD BUTLER KEEPS HIS EMPLOYER'S SILVER UNDER HIS CHARGE HIGHLY POLISHED EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT AT ALL USED EVERY DAY JOHN THEN WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO THIS END ELEANOR TO THINK OUT THE REASON WHY OF THINGS TO TRY TO SEE THE TRUTH IN EVERYTHING JOHN GOOD LORD A FINE TASK
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