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Fromtheirfacesitseemedthatforthemostparttheymadenoeffortatall，and，recumbentasitwere，acceptedtheideasthewordsgaveasrepresentinggoodness，inthesameway，nodoubt，asoneofthoseindustriousneedlewomenhadacceptedthebrightuglypatternonhermatasbeauty。
Whateverthereasonmightbe，forthefirsttimeinherlife，insteadofslippingatonceintosomecuriouspleasantcloudofemotion，toofamiliartobeconsidered，Rachellistenedcriticallytowhatwasbeingsaid。Bythetimetheyhadswunginanirregularwayfromprayertopsalm，frompsalmtohistory，fromhistorytopoetry，andMr。Baxwasgivingouthistext，shewasinastateofacutediscomfort。Suchwasthediscomfortshefeltwhenforcedtositthroughanunsatisfactorypieceofmusicbadlyplayed。
Tantalised，enragedbytheclumsyinsensitivenessoftheconductor，whoputthestressonthewrongplaces，andannoyedbythevastflockoftheaudiencetamelypraisingandacquiescingwithoutknowingorcaring，soshewasnottantalizedandenraged，onlyhere，witheyeshalf-shutandlipspursedtogether，theatmosphereofforcedsolemnityincreasedheranger。Allroundherwerepeoplepretendingtofeelwhattheydidnotfeel，whilesomewhereaboveherfloatedtheideawhichtheycouldnoneofthemgrasp，whichtheypretendedtograsp，alwaysescapingoutofreach，abeautifulidea，anidealikeabutterfly。Oneafteranother，vastandhardandcold，appearedtoherthechurchesallovertheworldwherethisblunderingeffortandmisunderstandingwereperpetuallygoingon，greatbuildings，filledwithinnumerablemenandwomen，notseeingclearly，whofinallygaveuptheefforttosee，andrelapsedtamelyintopraiseandacquiescence，half-shuttingtheireyesandpursinguptheirlips。
Thethoughthadthesamesortofphysicaldiscomfortasiscausedbyafilmofmistalwayscomingbetweentheeyesandtheprintedpage。
Shedidherbesttobrushawaythefilmandtoconceivesomethingtobeworshippedastheservicewenton，butfailed，alwaysmisledbythevoiceofMr。Baxsayingthingswhichmisrepresentedtheidea，andbythepatterofbaainginexpressivehumanvoicesfallingroundherlikedampleaves。Theeffortwastiringanddispiriting。
Sheceasedtolisten，andfixedhereyesonthefaceofawomannearher，ahospitalnurse，whoseexpressionofdevoutattentionseemedtoprovethatshewasatanyratereceivingsatisfaction。
Butlookingathercarefullyshecametotheconclusionthatthehospitalnursewasonlyslavishlyacquiescent，andthatthelookofsatisfactionwasproducedbynosplendidconceptionofGodwithinher。
Howindeed，couldsheconceiveanythingfaroutsideherownexperience，awomanwithacommonplacefacelikehers，alittleroundredface，uponwhichtrivialdutiesandtrivialspiteshaddrawnlines，whoseweakblueeyessawwithoutintensityorindividuality，whosefeatureswereblurred，insensitive，andcallous？Shewasadoringsomethingshallowandsmug，clingingtoit，sotheobstinatemouthwitnessed，withtheassiduityofalimpet；nothingwouldtearherfromherdemurebeliefinherownvirtueandthevirtuesofherreligion。
Shewasalimpet，withthesensitivesideofherstucktoarock，foreverdeadtotherushoffreshandbeautifulthingspasther。
ThefaceofthissingleworshipperbecameprintedonRachel’smindwithanimpressionofkeenhorror，andshehaditsuddenlyrevealedtoherwhatHelenmeantandSt。JohnmeantwhentheyproclaimedtheirhatredofChristianity。Withtheviolencethatnowmarkedherfeelings，sherejectedallthatshehadimplicitlybelieved。
MeanwhileMr。Baxwashalf-waythroughthesecondlesson。
Shelookedathim。Hewasamanoftheworldwithsupplelipsandanagreeablemanner，hewasindeedamanofmuchkindlinessandsimplicity，thoughbynomeansclever，butshewasnotinthemoodtogiveanyonecreditforsuchqualities，andexaminedhimasthoughhewereanepitomeofallthevicesofhisservice。
RightatthebackofthechapelMrs。Flushing，Hirst，andHewetsatinarowinaverydifferentframeofmind。Hewetwasstaringattheroofwithhislegsstucko
