"See you on Sunday," said the earl, with a broadish smile.

And so he did.

So did the largest congregation that had ever assembled within the
venerable walls of St. Chad's. They heard him also, and so did the dozen
reporters of the morning papers who were present--some to describe,
with the subtle facetiousness of the newspaper reporter, the amusing
occurrences incidental to the church service of the day, and others to
take down his sermon to the extent of half a column to be headed "The
Rev. George Holland Defends Himself." One reporter, however, earned an
increase in his salary by making his headline, "The Defense of Holland."
It was supposed that casual readers would fancy that the kingdom of
Holland had been repelling an invader, and would not find out their
mistake until they had read half through the sermon.

George Holland had not been mistaken when he had assumed that his
appearance in the church and his sermon this day would attract a large
amount of attention. As a matter of fact the building was crowded with
notable persons: Cabinet ministers (2), judges of the superior courts
(4), company promoters (47), actors and actresses (3), music hall and
variety artists (22), Royal Academician (1). Literature was represented
by a lady who had written a high-church novel, and fashion by the
publisher who had produced it. Science appeared in the person of a
professional thought-reader (female). These were all strangers to St.
Chad's, though some of them could follow the service quite easily. The
habitues of the church included several peers, the members of a foreign
embassy, a few outside brokers, quite a number of retired officers of
both services, and some Members of Parliament and the London County
Council.