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Opinions differed concerning her religion and politics. Said the
Low Church parson: "An earnest Christian woman, sir, of that
unostentatious type that has always been the bulwark of our Church.
I am proud to know that woman, and I am proud to think that poor
words of mine have been the humble instrument to wean that true
woman's heart from the frivolities of fashion, and to fix her
thoughts upon higher things. A good Churchwoman, sir, a good
Churchwoman, in the best sense of the word."
Said the pale aristocratic-looking young Abbe to the Comtesse, the
light of old-world enthusiasm shining from his deep-set eyes: "I
have great hopes for our dear friend. She finds it hard to sever
the ties of time and love. We are all weak, but her heart turns
towards our mother Church as a child, though suckled among
strangers, yearns after many years for the bosom that has borne it.
We have spoken, and I, even I, may be the voice in the wilderness
leading the lost sheep back to the fold."
Said Sir Harry Bennett, the great Theosophist lecturer, writing to
a friend: "A singularly gifted woman, and a woman evidently
thirsting for the truth.
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