He was ignorant of
all the gossip about him. One day in that fortnight he might have been
seen in Ferry Street. He went into Mrs. Fairfax's shop and was invited
as before into the back parlour.
"I have brought you a basket of pears, and the book I promised you, the
Utopia." He sat down. "I am afraid you will think my visits too
frequent."
"They are not too frequent for me: they may be for yourself."
"Ah! since I last entered your house I have not seen any books excepting
my own. You hardly know what life in Langborough is like."
"Does nobody take any interest in archaeology?"
"Nobody within five miles. Sinclair cares nothing about it: he is Low
Church, as I have told you."
"Why does that prevent his caring about it?"
"Being Low Church he is narrow-minded, or, perhaps it would be more
correct to say, being narrow-minded he is Low Church. He is an
indifferent scholar, and occupies himself with his religious fancies and
those of his flock. He can reign supreme there. He is not troubled in
that department by the difficulties of learning and is not exposed to
criticism or contradiction.
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