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That is what people call being good. Every pleasure cried fie upon; all us worldly people excommunicated; a ball an abomination of desolation; a play a forbidden pastime; and a game of cards perdition! What a life! Mon Dieu, what a life!"
'Isn't that a phrase? the woman mused 'to cover our ignorance of how things go and why? Why should we be so content to go the old way to destruction? If I were "the English" of this splendid specimen of a Cretan, I would at least find a new way to perdition. 'Perhaps we shall!
"And that to-day! To-day! Perdition, I know him now," he continued, fixing his bloodshot eyes on the young man, "and if he crows here as he crowed last night, his comb must be cut! As well soon as late, for there will be no living with him! There, don't hold me, man! Let me at him!" And he tried to rise. "Fool, have done!"
"No, sir! it was not intended for you," she said, mockingly. "By the demons, I know that! Hand it here!" "Don't swear nor get angry! Both are unbecoming professor!" said the elf, with mocking gravity. "Perdition! will you give it up?" stamped the doctor, in fury. "'Perdition, no;" mocked the fairy.
While stating these public facts, my heart feels a pang at the recollection of the affectionate and mutual friendship between that excellent man and myself; a friendship, which his principles of orthodoxy could not allow him to continue in regard to one, whom he now regards as inevitably doomed to eternal perdition. Such is the venomous character of orthodoxy.
"I believe with you that Rowley doesn't bring much of his religion into his business." "No, nor as much common honesty as would save him from perdition." "He doesn't expect to be saved by keeping the moral law." "There'll be a poor chance for him, in my opinion, if he's judged finally by that code." "You don't seem to have a very high opinion of our friend Rowley?" "I own that.
She knows, you lying whelp of perdition, that I would pursue herself and her paramour to the uttermost ends of the earth; that I would shoot them both dead that I would trample upon and spurn their worthless carcasses, and make an example of them to all time, and through all eternity.
Those about the court, men like Epernon and his creatures, believed the great financier on the brink of perdition.
By no conceivable perversion of the words of Christ, so often repeated on this subject, and by no interpretation of His parables, can it be denied that it was His intention to give the very impression which the universal Church has received, that there is a "wrath to come," and a state of being which to some is "cursed," and so very dreadful that, with reference to one of His own disciples, who is called "the son of perdition," the Saviour said that it would have "been good for that man had he never been born."
He had, indeed, obtained dispensation from the pope for causes which he explained, and he only is responsible. God alone can judge about him. "It would be a dreadful shame if his soul suffered for this neglect in lifetime. Earth would not suffice to deplore, nor the nature of man to lament the perdition of such a soul and of such a prince.
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