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It was the same as that which sometimes induces men and women to go to church, to give money to the poor, or to assume a virtue they do not possess,  for the reputation it would give them. It was the same motive which had urged him to give his money to the widow Weston. IT WAS THE SAME AS THAT WHICH SOMETIMES INDUCES MEN AND WOMEN TO GO TO CHURCH TO GIVE MONEY TO THE POOR OR TO ASSUME A VIRTUE THEY DO NOT POSSESS FOR THE REPUTATION IT WOULD GIVE THEM IT WAS THE SAME MOTIVE WHICH HAD URGED HIM TO GIVE HIS MONEY TO THE WIDOW WESTON
ter, and the question was referred to him, with a statement of Charles's views. Captain Sedley looked into Charles's eye searchingly. "You think Tony ought to be excluded from the club, do you?" asked he. "No, sir; _I_ don't think so; but I didn't know but _you_ might think so," replied Charles, confused by the earnestness of Captain Sedley's glance. "Charles, I am afraid you have not made your mind up in regard to the question. You are willing to believe anything that will please those whom you wish to conciliate." "I want to believe the truth." "You are not so particular about the truth as you are about suiting your friends." Captain Sedley had had a great deal of experience in reading the characters of men; and he readily perceived that Charles desired to be foremost in condemning evil, for the purpose of getting the good will of others. It was a dangerous state of mind, for with the Bunkers he would probably have been just as forward in a bad cause. His motive was not a worthy one. D TO THE BOAT HOUSE JOINED THEM SOON AFTER AND THE QUESTION WAS REFERRED TO HIM WITH A STATEMENT OF CHARLES'S VIEWS CAPTAIN SEDLEY LOOKED INTO CHARLES'S EYE SEARCHINGLY YOU THINK TONY OUGHT TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CLUB DO YOU ASKED HE NO SIR I DON'T THINK SO BUT I DIDN'T KNOW BUT YOU MIGHT THINK SO REPLIED CHARLES CONFUSED BY THE EARNESTNESS OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S GLANCE CHARLES I'M AFRAID YOU HAVE NOT MADE UP YOUR MIND IN REGARD TO THE QUESTION YOU ARE WILLING TO BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT WILL PLEASE THOSE WHOM YOU WISH TO CONCILIATE I WANT TO BELIEVE THE TRUTH YOU ARE NOT SO PARTICULAR ABOUT THE TRUTH AS YOU ARE ABOUT SUITING YOUR FRIENDS CAPTAIN SEDLEY HAD HAD A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE IN READING THE CHARACTERS OF MEN AND HE READILY PERCEIVED THAT CHARLES DESIRED TO BE FOREMOST IN CONDEMNING EVIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING THE GOOD WILL OF OTHERS IT WAS A DANGEROUS STATE OF MIND FOR WITH THE BUNKERS HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN JUSTICE FORWARD IN A BAD CAUSE HIS MOTIVE WAS NOT A WORTHY ONE
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