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I do call that hard! considering I go to church every Sunday, and subscribe to all the charities liberally  and to the football clubs. ELINOR: Yes, I mean that. I DO CALL THAT HARD CONSIDERING I GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND SUBSCRIBE TO ALL THE CHARITIES LIBERALLY AND TO THE FOOTBALL CLUBS ELEANOR YES I MEAN THAT
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! 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. JOHN: You mean, to bring it to ordinary facts, that when I can get the better of a friend by a bit of sharp practice and make a pot of money without the risk of anyone’s finding me out, I am to refrain from doing so because of this soul business? UR 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 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 JOHN YOU MEAN TO BRING IT TO ORDINARY FACTS THAT WHEN I CAN GET THE BETTER OF A FRIEND BY A BIT OF SHARP PRACTICE AND MAKE A POT OF MONEY WITHOUT THE RISK OF ANYONE'S FINDING ME OUT I AM TO REFRAIN FROM DOING SO BECAUSE OF THIS SOUL BUSINESS
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