"He is so idle, and makes papa so angry, and says he will not
take orders."

"I think Fred is quite right."

"How can you say he is quite right, Mary? I thought you had more
sense of religion."

"He is not fit to be a clergyman."

"But he ought to be fit."--"Well, then, he is not what he ought to be.
I know some other people who are in the same case."

"But no one approves of them. I should not like to marry a clergyman;
but there must be clergymen."

"It does not follow that Fred must be one."

"But when papa has been at the expense of educating him for it!
And only suppose, if he should have no fortune left him?"

"I can suppose that very well," said Mary, dryly.

"Then I wonder you can defend Fred," said Rosamond, inclined to push
this point.

"I don't defend him," said Mary, laughing; "I would defend any
parish from having him for a clergyman."

"But of course if he were a clergyman, he must be different."