"That's another dodge, is it?" said Carbury.
"What do you mean by a dodge, Mr. Carbury? Because money is given for a pious object of which you do not happen to approve, must it be a dodge?"
"But, my dear Father Barham, the day before the same great man gave 200 to the Protestant Curates' Aid Society. I have just left the Bishop exulting in this great act of charity."
"I don't believe a word of it;--or it may be a parting gift to the Church to which he belonged in his darkness."
"And you would be really proud of Mr. Melmotte as a convert?"
"I would be proud of the lowest human being that has a soul," said the priest; "but of course we are glad to welcome the wealthy and the great."

"That's another dodge, is it?" said Carbury. "The other day, the great man gave 200 to the Protestant Curates' Aid Society. I have just left the Bishop exulting over it."
"I don't believe that - or it may be a parting gift to his former Church."
"Would you really be proud of Mr. Melmotte as a convert?"
"I would be proud of the lowest human being that has a soul," said the priest; "but of course we are glad to welcome the wealthy and the great."
