But unfortunately the gift of an altar to St Fabricius was such a godsend that sundry priests about the country were determined to cling to the good man who had bestowed his money so well.  I think that many of them did believe that this was a great sign of a beauteous stirring of people’s minds in favour of Rome.  The fervent Romanists have always this point in their favour, that they are ready to believe.  And they have a desire for the conversion of men which is honest in an exactly inverse ratio to the dishonesty of the means which they employ to produce it.  Father Barham was ready to sacrifice anything personal to himself in the good cause,—­his time, his health, his money when he had any, and his life.  Much as he liked the comfort...