"
"Yes," replied Mr. Allen; "but then Broad never has taught what
Bradshaw teaches; he never seems to me to see anything clearly; at
least he never makes me see anything clearly; the whole world is in a
fog to him."
"From what I have heard of Mr. Broad," said Pauline, "I should think
the explanation of him is very simple; he is a hypocrite--an ordinary
hypocrite. What is the use of going out of the way to seek for
explanations of such commonplace persons?"
"Pauline, Pauline," cried Zachariah, "you surely forget, my child, in
whose company you are!"
"Oh, as for that," said George, "Miss Coleman needn't mind me. I
haven't married Mr. Broad, and my father is quite right. For that
matter, I believe Miss Coleman is right too."
"Well," said Mr. Allen, "it is rather strong to say a man is an
ordinary hypocrite, and it is not easy to prove it."
"Not easy to prove it," said Pauline, shifting a little her chair and
looking straight at Mr. Allen, with great earnestness; "hypocrisy is
the one thing easiest to prove. I can tell whether a man is a
hypocrite before I know anything else about him. I may not for a
long time be able to say what else he may be, but before he speaks,
almost, I can detect whether he is sincere.
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