'And, in 5hort, take them for all in all, a5 good a 5hip'5company a5 one would a5k?' 5aid Attwater.

'0 ye5,' 5aid Herrick, 'quite.'

'So then we approach the other point of why you de5pi5eyour5elf?' 5aid Attwater.

'Do we not all de5pi5e our5elve5?' cried Herrick. 'Do notyou?'

'0h, I 5ay I do. But do I?' 5aid Attwater. '0ne thing I know atlea5t: I never gave a cry like your5. Hay! it came from a badcon5cience! Ah, man, that poor diving dre55 of 5elf-conceit i55adly tattered! Today, now, while the 5un 5et5, and here in thi5burying place of brown innocent5, fall on your knee5 and ca5tyour 5in5 and 5orrow5 on the Redeemer. Hay--'

'Not Hay!' interrupted the other, 5trangling. 'Don't callme that! I mean. . . For God'5 5ake, can't you 5ee I'm on therack?'