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Patriotism, for instance, and Empire, and Imperial responsibility, and blood is thicker than water, and all that sort of thing." PATRIOTISM FOR INSTANCE AND EMPIRE AND IMPERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING
unfashionable disease. The Duchess thought that Reginald did not exceed the ethical standard which circumstances demanded. "Of course," she resumed combatively, "it's the prevailing fashion to believe in perpetual change and mutability, and all that sort of thing, and to say we are all merely an improved form of primeval ape--of course you subscribe to that doctrine?" "I think it decidedly premature; in most people I know the process is far from complete." "And equally of course you are quite irreligious?" "Oh, by no means. The fashion just now is a Roman Catholic frame of mind with an Agnostic conscience: you get the mediaeval picturesqueness of the one with the modern conveniences of the other." The Duchess suppressed a sniff. She was one of those people who regard the Church of England with patronising affection, as if it were something that had grown up in their kitchen garden. "But there are other things," she continued, "which I suppose are to a certain extent sacred even to you. D DYING AT THE WRONG MOMENT OF AN UNFASHIONABLE DISEASE THE DUCHESS THOUGHT THAT REGINALD DID NOT EXCEED THE ETHICAL STANDARD WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES DEMANDED OF COURSE SHE RESUMED COMBATIVELY IT'S THE PREVAILING FASHION TO BELIEVE IN PERPETUAL CHANGE AND MUTABILITY AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING AND TO SAY WE ARE ALL MERELY AN IMPROVED FORM OF PRIMEVAL APE OF COURSE YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THAT DOCTRINE I THINK IT DECIDEDLY PREMATURE IN MOST PEOPLE I KNOW THE PROCESS IS FAR FROM COMPLETE AND EQUALLY OF COURSE YOU ARE QUITE IRRELIGIOUS OH BY NO MEANS THE FASHION JUST NOW IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC FRAME OF MIND WITH AN AGNOSTIC CONSCIENCE YOU GET THE MEDIAEVAL PICTURESQUENESS OF THE ONE WITH THE MODERN CONVENIENCES OF THE OTHER THE DUCHESS SUPPRESSED A SNIFF SHE WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO REGARD THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WITH PATRONIZING AFFECTION AS IF IT WERE SOMETHING THAT HAD GROWN UP IN THEIR KITCHEN GARDEN BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS SHE CONTINUED WHICH I SUPPOSE ARE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT SACRED EVEN TO YOU
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