Their Christianity was as superficial as that of the peasant of the Eifel in our own day, or of the Finnish converts of whom we are told that they are even now not beyond sacrificing a foal in honour of the Virgin Mary.
Morley draws a parallel between the superficiality of the Limousins' Christianity and that of other cultures, emphasizing a critique of religious depth.
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An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
My desire is thoroughly to shake up all the materials of the question.
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