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Chapter 24

           "Hehadnothingtosayagainstthelastfour;butheregardedthemasareverentialpaganregardedothergodsthanhisown.Inthesameway,hethoughtverywellofallranks,buthewouldnothimselfhavelikedtobeofanyrankinwhichhehadnotsuchclosecontactwith"business"astogetoftenhonorablydecoratedwithmarksofdustandmortar,thedampoftheengine,orthesweetsoilofthewoodsandfields.ThoughhehadneverregardedhimselfasotherthananorthodoxChristian,andwouldargueonprevenientgraceifthesubjectwereproposedtohim,Ithinkhisvirtualdivinitiesweregoodpracticalschemes,accuratework,andthefaithfulcompletionofundertakings:hisprinceofdarknesswasaslackworkman.ButtherewasnospiritofdenialinCaleb,andtheworldseemedsowondroustohimthathewasreadytoacceptanynumberofsystems,likeanynumberoffirmaments,iftheydidnotobviouslyinterferewiththebestland-drainage,solidbuilding,correctmeasuring,andjudiciousboring(forcoal).Infact,hehadareverentialsoulwithastrongpracticalintelligence.Buthecouldnotmanagefinance:heknewvalueswell,buthehadnokeennessofimaginationformonetaryresultsintheshapeofprofitandloss:andhavingascertainedthistohiscost,hedeterminedtogiveupallformsofhisbeloved"business"whichrequiredthattalent

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