Fergus Hume

Name: The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace
Author: Fergus Hume

The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

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“The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace”, published in 1900, is a work by Fergus Hume. It explores elements such as Baltic, Cargrim and Jentham.

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ One who earns his living by sneaking can scarcely act up to the ethics of the Gospels.'
'I don't earn my living by sneaking,' replied Baltic, coolly. 'If I did, I shouldn't explain my business to you as I have done—as I am doing. My work is honourable enough, sir, for I am ranged against evil-doers, and it is my duty to bring their works to naught. There is no need for me to defend my profession to anyone but you, Sir Harry, as no one but yourself, and perhaps two other people, know what I really am.'
'They shall know it,' spoke Sir Harry, hastily. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ Whether he paid him the blackmail I cannot say; whether he killed the man no one can declare honestly; but it is undoubtedly true that, the next morning, Jentham, whom the bishop regarded as his enemy, was found dead. These, sir, are the bare facts of the case, and, as you can see, they certainly appear to inculpate Dr Pendle in the crime.'
This calm and pitiless statement chilled Sir Harry's blood. Although he could not bring himself to believe that the bishop was guilty, yet he saw plainly enough that the evidence tended, almost beyond all doubt, to incriminate the prelate. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ The wicked, as I noted, flourished like a green bay tree; so, to bring them to repentance and punishment, I became a private inquiry agent.'
'Humph! that is a novel kind of missionary enterprise, Baltic.'
'It is a righteous one, Sir Harry. I search out iniquities; I snare the wicked man in his own nets; I make void the devices of his evil heart. If I cannot prevent crimes, I can at least punish them by bringing their doers within the grip of the law. Then when punished by man, they repent and turn to God, and thereby are saved through their own lusts.'
'Not in many cases, I am afraid. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ I make them fall, only to aid them to rise; for when all is lost, their hearts soften.'
'You give them a kind of Hobson's choice, I see,' commented Sir Harry, who was puzzled by the man's conception of his work, but saw that he spoke in all seriousness. 'Well, Baltic, it is a queer way of calling sinners to repentance, and I can't understand it myself.'
'My method of conversion is certainly open to misconstruction, sir. That is why I term myself rather a missionary than a private inquiry agent.'
'I see; you don't wish to scare your promising flock of criminals. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ The ex-sailor accepted the common ground of argument, and in his turn abandoned theology for the business of everyday life. Common sense was needed to expose and abase and overturn those criminals whose talents enabled them to conceal their wickedness; proselytism could follow in due course. There was the germ of a new sect in Baltic's conception of Christianity as a terrorising religion.
'Let me hear your evidence against the bishop,' said Sir Harry, calm and business-like. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ Harry smiled grimly. 'If you get the truth out of her you will be a clever man, Baltic. Does the bishop know that you suspect him?'
'I don't suspect him, sir,' replied Baltic, rising, 'and the bishop knows nothing, as he believes that I am a missionary.'
'Well, you are, in your own peculiar way.'
'Thank you, Sir Harry. Only you and Mr Cargrim and Mr Tinkler are aware of the truth, and I tell you all this, sir, as I neither approve of, nor believe in, Mr Cargrim. I am certain that Dr Pendle is innocent; Mr Cargrim is equally certain that he is guilty ”

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Fergus Hume, The Bishop's Secret — CHAPTER XXVI. The Amazement Of Sir Harry Brace (1900)

“ The peculiar views held by Baltic perplexed him greatly, and he could not reconcile the man's desire to capture criminals with his belief in a religion, the keynote of which is, 'God is love.' Evidently Baltic wished to convert sinners by playing on their fears rather than by appealing to their religious feelings, although it was certainly true that those rascals with whom he had to deal probably had no elements of belief whatsoever in their seared minds. ”

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