“His father was a parson, I believe. Oh, yes, I know he was.”

“Ah, then these are Father’s books. Half-Hours with the Infinite ⁠—I must order that from the library when I get back. The Lost Sheep , Jones on the Trinity , The Epistles of St. Paul Explained . Oh, Bill, we’re amongst it. The Narrow Way, Being Sermons by the Rev. Theodore Ussher ⁠—hal- lo !”

“What is the matter?”