The traditions of the family were Cavalier and Non-
juring ; in later years Dr. Pusey recalled to Keble the
way in which the latter's words about the Stuarts had



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been one of the first things that broke through his
Liberalist tendencies. " I was thoughtlessly, or rather
I must say confidently, taking it for granted that the
Stuarts were rightly dethroned, when I heard for the
first time a hint to the contrary from you. Your
seriousness was an unintended reproof to my petulant
expression about it ; so it stuck by me, though it was
some time before it took root and burst through all
the clods placed upon it." Later still, in answer to
some depreciatory opinion of Dr. Pusey's about the
Nonjurors, Keble replied, " I cannot think that the
Nonjurors' position was so very bad or useless an one.
