as I said. He will not
throw the whole thing over, through fear of schism, loyalty to a party
from which he cannot well detach himself, and because he does not think
that the public is quite tired enough of its toy. He will neither preach
nor write against it, but he will live lukewarmly against it, and this is
what the Hankys hate. They can stand either hot or cold, but they are
afraid of lukewarm. In England Dr. Downie would be a Broad Churchman."

"Do you think we shall ever get rid of Sunchildism altogether?"

"If they stick to the cock-and-bull stories they are telling now, and rub
them in, as Hanky did on Sunday, it may go, and go soon. It has taken
root too quickly and easily; and its top is too heavy for its roots;
still there are so many chances in its favour that it may last a long
time."

"And how about Hanky?"

"He will brazen it out, relic, chariot, and all: and he will welcome more
relics and more cock-and-bull stories; his single eye will be upon his
own aggrandisement and that of his order. Plausible, unscrupulous,
heartless scoundrel that he is, he will play for the queen and the women
of the court, as Dr. Downie will play for the king and the men. He and
his party will sleep neither night nor day, but they will have one
redeeming feature--whoever they may deceive, they will not deceive
themselves. They believe every one else to be as bad as they are, and
see no reason why they should not push their own wares in the way of
business. Hanky is everything that we in England rightly or wrongly
believe a typical Jesuit to be."

"And Panky--what about him?"

"Panky must persuade himself of his own lies, before he is quite
comfortable about telling them to other people. Hanky keeps Hanky well
out of it; Panky must have a base of operations in Panky. Hanky will
lead him by the nose, bit by bit, for his is the master spirit. In
England Panky would be what we call an extreme ritualist."

"Then the real battle will be between Hanky and Dr. Downie. Which will
carry the day?"

"For the present, probably Hanky. He is the more vigilant, and
energetic; in this case Sunchildism will have to go, and I am afraid your
whole Musical Bank system will be swept away along with it."

"And why not?"

"Because, my dear boy, though false in the letter, if good counsels
prevail, it may be made true enough in spirit. If it were to go, its
place would be soon filled by men who would be as false in letter a