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B. has seen it before, and knows all about it. He tells me it was begun about the middle of the thirteenth century, and was only completed ten years ago. It seems to me that there must have been gross delay on the part of the builder. Why, a plumber would be ashamed to take as long as that over a job! B HAS SEEN IT BEFORE AND KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT HE TELLS ME IT WAS BEGUN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY AND WAS ONLY COMPLETED TEN YEARS AGO HE SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN GROSS DELAY ON THE PART OF THE BUILDER WHY A PLUMBER WOULD BE ASHAMED TO TAKE AS LONG AS THAT OVER A JOB
uble, I argue with him, and gently reprove him. To avoid the appearance of sermonising as much as possible, I put it on mere grounds of expediency. "How are we to find time," I say, "to go to all the places that we really ought to go to--to all the cafes and theatres and music-halls and beer-gardens and dancing-saloons that we want to visit--if you waste half the precious day loafing about churches and cathedrals?" He is deeply moved, and promises to swear off. He vows, with tears in his voice, that he will never enter a church-door again. But next morning, when the temptation comes, all his good resolutions are swept away, and again he yields. It is no good being angry with him, because he evidently does really try; but there is something about the mere odour of a church that he simply cannot withstand. Not knowing, then, that this weakness of his for churches was so strong, I made no objection to the proposed visit to Cologne Cathedral, and, accordingly, towards it we wended our way. E AND TO BE ALL MORE OR LESS IN TROUBLE I ARGUE WITH HIM AND GENTLY REPROVE HIM TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF SERMONISING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE I PUT IT ON MERE GROUNDS OF EXPEDIENCY HOW ARE WE TO FIND TIME I SAY TO GO TO ALL THE PLACES THAT WE REALLY OUGHT TO GO TO TO ALL THE CAFES AND THEATRES AND MUSIC HALLS AND BEER GARDENS AND DANCING SALOONS THAT WE WANT A VISIT IF YOU WASTE HALF THE PRECIOUS DAY LOAFING ABOUT CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS HE IS DEEPLY MOVED AND PROMISES TO SWEAR OFF HE VOWS WITH TEARS IN HIS VOICE THAT HE WILL NEVER ENTER A CHURCH DOOR AGAIN BUT NEXT MORNING WHEN THE TEMPTATION COMES ALL HIS GOOD RESOLUTIONS ARE SWEPT AWAY AND AGAIN HE YIELDS IT IS NO GOOD BEING ANGRY WITH HIM BECAUSE HE EVIDENTLY DOES REALLY TRY BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE MERE ODOR OF A CHURCH THAT HE SIMPLY CANNOT WITHSTAND NOT KNOWING THEN THAT THIS WEAKNESS OF HIS FOR CHURCHES WAS SO STRONG I MADE NO OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED VISIT TO COLOGNE CATHEDRAL AND ACCORDINGLY TOWARDS IT WE WENDED OUR WAY
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