Others，ofcourse，andnotI，mustdecidethis；butamancandoanythingifhegiveshismindtoit，andthoughIshouldnotcareabouthavingmoremoneyformyownsake，IcareaboutitverymuchwhenIthinkofthegoodIcoulddowithitbysavingsoulsfromsuchhorribletorturehereafter。Why，ifthethingsucceeds，andI
reallycannotseewhatistohinderit，itishardlypossibletoexaggerateitsimportance，northeproportionswhichitmayultimatelyassume。”etc。，etc。
AgainIaskedErnestwhetherhemindedmyprintingthis。Hewinced，butsaid“No，notifithelpsyoutotellyourstory：butdon’tyouthinkitistoolong？”
Isaiditwouldletthereaderseeforhimselfhowthingsweregoinginhalfthetimethatitwouldtakemetoexplainthemtohim。
“Verywellthen，keepitbyallmeans。”
IcontinueturningovermyfileofErnest’slettersandfindasfollows-
“Thanksforyourlast，inanswertowhichIsendyouaroughcopyofaletterIsenttotheTimesadayortwoback。Theydidnotinsertit，butitembodiesprettyfullymyideasontheparochialvisitationquestion，andPryerfullyapprovesoftheletter。Thinkitcarefullyoverandsenditbacktomewhenread，foritissoexactlymypresentcreedthatIcannotaffordtoloseit。
“Ishouldverymuchliketohaveavivavocediscussiononthesematters：Icanonlyseeforcertainthatwehavesufferedadreadfullossinbeingnolongerabletoexcommunicate。Weshouldexcommunicaterichandpooralike，andprettyfreelytoo。Ifthispowerwererestoredtouswecould，Ithink，soonputastoptobyfarthegreaterpartofthesinandmiserywithwhichwearesurrounded。”
TheseletterswerewrittenonlyafewweeksafterErnesthadbeenordained，buttheyarenothingtoothersthathewrotealittlelateron。
InhiseagernesstoregeneratetheChurchofEngland(andthroughthistheuniverse)bythemeanswhichPryerhadsuggestedtohim，itoccurredtohimtotrytofamiliarisehimselfwiththehabitsandthoughtsofthepoorbygoingandlivingamongthem。IthinkhegotthisnotionfromKingsley’s“AltonLocke。”which，HighChurchmanthoughheforthenoncewas，hehaddevouredashehaddevouredStanley’sLifeofArnold，Dickens’snovels，andwhateverotherliterarygarbageofthedaywasmostlikelytodohimharm；atanyrateheactuallyputhisschemeintopractice，andtooklodgingsinAshpitPlace，asmallstreetintheneighbourhoodofDruryLaneTheatre，inahouseofwhichthelandladywasthewidowofacabman。
Thisladyoccupiedthewholegroundfloor。Inthefrontkitchentherewasatinker。Thebackkitchenwaslettoabellows-mender。
OnthefirstfloorcameErnest，withhistworoomswhichhefurnishedcomfortably，foronemustdrawthelinesomewhere。Thetwoupperfloorswereparcelledoutamongfourdifferentsetsoflodgers：therewasatailornamedHolt，adrunkenfellowwhousedtobeathiswifeatnighttillherscreamswokethehouse；abovehimtherewasanothertailorwithawifebutnochildren；thesepeoplewereWesleyans，giventodrinkbutnotnoisy。Thetwobackroomswereheldbysingleladies，whoitseemedtoErnestmustberespectablyconnected，forwell-dressedgentlemanly-lookingyoungmenusedtogoupanddownstairspastErnest’sroomstocallatanyrateonMissSnow——Ernesthadheardherdoorslamaftertheyhadpassed。Hethought，too，thatsomeofthemwentuptoMissMaitland’s。MrsJupp，thelandlady，toldErnestthatthesewerebrothersandcousinsofMissSnow’s，andthatshewasherselflookingoutforasituationasagoverness，butatpresenthadanengagementasanactressattheDruryLaneTheatre。ErnestaskedwhetherMissMaitlandinthetopbackwasalsolookingoutforasituation，andwastoldshewaswantinganengagementasamilliner。
HebelievedwhateverMrsJupptoldhim。
ThismoveonErnest’spartwasvariouslycommenteduponbyhisfriends，thegeneralopinionbeingthatitwasjustlikePontifex，whowassuretodosomethingunusualwhereverhewent，butthatonthewholetheideawascommendable。Christinacouldnotrestrainherselfwhenonsoundingherclericalneighboursshefoundtheminclinedtoapplaudhersonforconductwhichtheyidealisedintosomethingmuchmoreself-denyingthanitreallywas。Shedidnotquitelikehislivinginsuchanunaristocraticneighbourhood；butwhathewasdoingwouldprobablygetintothenewspapers，andthengreatpeoplewouldtakenoticeofhim。Besides，itwouldbeverycheap；downamongthesepoorpeoplehecouldlivefornexttonothing，andmightputbyagreatdealofhisincome。Asfortemptations，therecouldbefewornoneinsuchaplaceasthat。
ThisargumentaboutcheapnesswastheonewithwhichshemostsuccessfullymetTheobald，whogrumbledmoresuothathehadnosympathywithhisson’sextravaganceandconceit。WhenChristinapointedouttohimthatitwouldbecheapherepliedthattherewassomethinginthat。
OnErnesthimselftheeffectwastoconfirmthegoodopinionofhimselfwhichhadbeengrowinguponhimeversincehehadbeguntoreadfororders，andtomakehimflatterhimselfthathewasamongthefewwhowerereadytogiveupALLforChrist。Erelonghebegantoconceiveofhimselfasamanwithamissionandagreatfuture。
Hislightestandmosthastilyformedopinionsbegantobeofmomentousimportancetohim，andheinflictedthem，asIhavealreadyshown，onhisoldfriends，weekbyweekbecomingmoreandmoreentetewithhimselfandhisowncrotchets。Ishouldlikewellenoughtodrawaveiloverthispartofmyhero’scareer，butcannotdosowithoutmarringmystory。
Inthespringof1859Ifindhimwriting-
“IcannotcallthevisibleChurchChristiantillitsfruitsareChristian，thatisuntilthefruitsofthemembersoftheChurchofEnglandareinconformity，orsomethinglikeconformity，withherteaching。IcordiallyagreewiththeteachingoftheChurchofEnglandinmostrespects，butshesaysonethinganddoesanother，anduntilexcommunication——yes，andwholesaleexcommunication——beresortedto，IcannotcallheraChristianinstitution。IshouldbeginwithourRector，andifIfounditnecessarytofollowhimupbyexcommunicatingtheBishop，Ishouldnotflinchevenfromthis。
“ThepresentLondonRectorsarehopelesspeopletodealwith。Myownisoneofthebestofthem，butthemomentPryerandIshowsignsofwantingtoattackanevilinawaynotrecognisedbyroutine，orofremedyinganythingaboutwhichnooutcryhasbeenmade，wearemetwith，’Icannotthinkwhatyoumeanbyallthisdisturbance；nobodyelseamongtheclergyseesthesethings，andI
havenowishtobethefirsttobeginturningeverythingtopsy-
turvy。’Andthenpeoplecallhimasensibleman。Ihavenopatiencewiththem。However，weknowwhatwewant，and，asIwrotetoDawsontheotherday，haveaschemeonfootwhichwill，Ithink，fairlymeettherequirementsofthecase。Butwewantmoremoney，andmyfirstmovetowardsgettingthishasnotturnedoutquitesosatisfactorilyasPryerandIhadhoped；weshall，however，Idoubtnot，retrieveitshortly。”
WhenErnestcametoLondonheintendeddoingagooddealofhouse-
to-housevisiting，butPryerhadtalkedhimoutofthisevenbeforehesettleddowninhisnewandstrangely-chosenapartments。ThelinehenowtookwasthatifpeoplewantedChrist，theymustprovetheirwantbytakingsomelittletrouble，andthetroublerequiredofthemwasthattheyshouldcomeandseekhim，Ernest，out；therehewasinthemidstofthemreadytoteach；ifpeopledidnotchoosetocometohimitwasnofaultofhis。
“Mygreatbusinesshere。”hewritesagaintoDawson，“istoobserve。
Iamnotdoingmuchinparishworkbeyondmyshareofthedailyservices。Ihaveaman’sBibleClass，andaboy’sBibleClass，andagoodmanyyoungmenandboystowhomIgiveinstructiononewayoranother；thentherearetheSundaySchoolchildren，withwhomIfillmyroomonaSundayeveningasfullasitwillhold，andletthemsinghymnsandchants。Theylikethis。Idoagreatdealofreading——chieflyofbookswhichPryerandIthinkmostlikelytohelp；wefindnothingcomparabletotheJesuits。Pryerisathoroughgentleman，andanadmirablemanofbusiness——nolessobservantofthethingsofthisworld，infact，thanofthethingsabove；byabrilliantcouphehasretrieved，ornearlyso，aratherseriouslosswhichthreatenedtodelayindefinitelytheexecutionofourgreatscheme。HeandIdailygatherfreshprinciples。I
believegreatthingsarebeforeme，andamstronginthehopeofbeingablebyandbytoeffectmuch。
“AsforyouIbidyouGodspeed。Beboldbutlogical，speculativebutcautious，daringlycourageous，butproperlycircumspectwithal。”
etc。，etc。
Ithinkthismaydoforthepresent。
IhadcalledonErnestasamatterofcoursewhenhefirstcametoLondon，buthadnotseenhim。Ihadbeenoutwhenhereturnedmycall，sothathehadbeenintownforsomeweeksbeforeIactuallysawhim，whichIdidnotverylongafterhehadtakenpossessionofhisnewrooms。Ilikedhisface，butexceptforthecommonbondofmusic，inrespectofwhichourtastesweresingularlyalike，I
shouldhardlyhaveknownhowtogetonwithhim。TodohimjusticehedidnotairanyofhisschemestomeuntilIhaddrawnhimoutconcerningthem。I，toborrowthewordsofErnest’slandlady，MrsJupp，“amnotaveryregularchurch-goer“——Idiscovereduponcross-
