"Exactly, even the old established evangelical papers like the _Church Recorder_ daren't say anything against us. You see our advertisements are worth such a lot to 'em! Half the Low Church papers can't pay their way, the big advertisers won't look at them. All the money goes to the _Church Standard_ and the other Ritualistic rags. The _Standard's_ one of the best paying properties in London. So the Low Church papers _can't_ do without us. Wait a year, Sam, and we'll have our own paper, put in some Fleet Street hack as editor, publish at a separate office, and charge the account what we like for our own articles." "Our position is practically unassailable, as far as I can see." "It's just that, my boy--as long as people send in the money. But gradually we shall find London getting dry. It's all right now that the boom's on, but the novelty of the thing will wear off after a bit. And what we want is to get ourselves so strong that the League will go on _for ever_! Now, I look on it in this way: Much as I 'ate the Ritualists and love true Henglish Protestantism"--Mr. Hamlyn's face grew full of fervour as he said this--"much as I 'ate Romanising tricks and such, I'm jolly well certain that neither we nor any one else is going to make much difference to them! They're too strong, Sam. You'll find a red-hot Ritualist would give up his arms and legs for his carryings-on. Ritualism's getting stronger and stronger. _They've got the best men for parsons_, and you see those chaps aren't in it for their own game, as a rule. They live like paupers and give all they've got away. Well, that gives 'em grip." "Silly fools," said Sam contemptuously. "Poor deluded tools of Rome," said Mr. Hamlyn, who, now that his great mission was an accomplished fact, was really beginning to believe in it himself. "Well, my point is this: Ritualism will never stop. It's too well organised, and the clergy are too well educated. And most of 'em are 'class' too. It all tells." "Well, then, if our efforts aren't going to do any good, in a year or so the public will notice that, and the public will stop subscribing."