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an in black, "principally because, being of British extraction and education, I could speak the English language and bear a glass of something strong. It is the opinion of my See, that it would hardly do to send a missionary into a country like this who is not well versed in English--a country where they think, so far from understanding any language besides his own, scarcely one individual in ten speaks his own intelligibly; or an ascetic person where, as they say, high and low, male and female, are, at some period of their lives, fond of a renovating glass, as it is styled, in other words, of tippling." "Your See appears to entertain a very strange opinion of the English," said I. "Not altogether an unjust one," said the man in black, lifting the glass to his mouth. "Well," said I, "it is certainly very kind on its part to wish to bring back such a set of beings beneath its wing." "Why, as to the kindness of my See," said the man in black, "I have not much to say; my See has generally in what it does a tolerably good motive; these heretics possess in plenty what my See has a great hankering for, and can turn to a good account--money!" "The founder of the Christian religion cared nothing for money," said I. "What have we to do with what the founder of the Christian religion cared for?" said the man in black; "how could our temples be built, and our priests supported without money? But you are unwise to reproach us with a desire of obtaining money; you forget that your own church, if the Church of England be your own church, as I suppose it is, from the willingness which you displayed in the public-house to fight for it, is equally avaricious; look at your greedy Bishops, and your corpulent Rectors! do they imitate Christ in his disregard for money? Go to! you might as well tell me that they imitate Christ in his meekness and humility." "Well," said I, "whatever their faults may be, you can't say that they go to Rome for money." The man in black made no direct answer, but appeared by the motion of his lips to be repeating something to himself. "I see your glass is again empty," said I; "perhaps you will replenish it." The man in black arose from his seat, adjusted his habiliments which were rather in disorder, and placed upon his head his hat, which he had laid aside, then, looking at me, who was still lying upon the ground, he said--"I might, perhaps, take another glass, though I believe I have
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