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Fantom; "the object of a true philosopher is to diffuse light and knowledge. I wish to see the whole world enlightened." Trueman. Amen! if you mean with the light of the gospel.
When they found he was really gone, they made a hue-and-cry, in order to detain him till they examined if he had left every thing in the house as he had found it. But William had got out of reach, knowing he could not stand such a scrutiny. On examination, Mr. Fantom found that all his old port was gone, and Mrs. Fantom missed three of her best new spoons.
"In the meantime," said Trueman, "seeing how ill philosophy has agreed with your man, suppose you were to set about teaching your maids a little religion?" Mr. Fantom coolly replied, "that the impertinent retort of a drunken footman could not spoil a system." "Your system, however, and your own behavior," said Trueman, "have made that footman a scoundrel, and you are answerable for his offenses."
"Those who have a great object to accomplish," replied Mr. Fantom, "must not be nice about the means. But to return to yourself, Trueman; in your little confined situation you can be of no use." "That I deny," interrupted Trueman; "I have filled all the parish offices with some credit.
What is it has made this country so great? a country whose merchants are princes? It is trade, Mr. Fantom, trade.
All this he said as he ran along with the young lady in his hand, not doubting but Fantom and his whole family were following close behind him.
He could have groaned aloud in his helplessness to avert the catastrophe that he saw coming. It was as if a horrible, black-shrouded shape had stepped between him and Colina. She, too, was aware of it. For an age-long moment they stared at each other with a kind of chilled terror. Neither dared speak of what both were thinking. At last Colina tried to wave the hideous fantom away.
Fantom, I will forgive you still, if you will produce me, out of all your philosophy, such a sentence as 'Love your enemy do good to them that hate you if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; I will give up the blessed gospel for the Age of Reason, if you will only bring me one sentiment equivalent to this." Next day Mr.
Well, Mr. Fantom, you are a wonderful man to keep up such a stock of benevolence at so small an expense.
But as to the true light, I wish to reach the very lowest, and I therefore bless God for charity-schools, as instruments of diffusing it among the poor. Fantom, who had no reason to suspect that his friend was going to call upon him for a subscription on this account, ventured to praise them, saying, "I am no enemy to these institutions.
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