第29部分(第1/7 頁)

does　not　believe。　The　hypocrite　may　have；　most　likely　has；　（for　he　is　a　man　of　brains；）　a　conscious　rule　of　life；　but　it　is　never　that　of　the　person　to　whom　his　hypocrisy　is　directed。　Tartufe　incarnates　him　once　for　all。　Tartufe　is　by　conviction　an　atheist　and　a　sensualist；　he　despises　all　who　regard　life　from　the　contrasted　point　of　view。　But　among　Englishmen　such　an　attitude　of　mind　has　always　been　extremely　rare；　to　presume　it　in　our　typical　money…maker　who　has　edifying　sentiments　on　his　lips　is　to　fall　into　a　grotesque　error　of　judgment。　No　doubt　that　error　is　mitted　by　the　ordinary　foreign　journalist；　a　man　who　knows　less　than　little　of　English　civilization。　More　enlightened　critics；　if　they　use　the　word　at　all；　do　so　carelessly；　when　speaking　with　more　precision；　they　call　the　English　〃pharisaic〃……and　e　nearer　the　truth。

Our　vice　is　self…righteousness。　We　are　essentially　an　Old　Testament　people；　Christianity　has　never　entered　into　our　soul　we　see　ourselves　as　the　Chosen；　and　by　no　effort　of　spiritual　aspiration　can　attain　unto　humility。　In　this　there　is　nothing　hypocritic。　The　blatant　upstart　who　builds　a　church；　lays　out　his　money　in　that　way　not　merely　to　win　social　consideration；　in　his　curious　little　soul　he　believes　（so　far　as　he　can　believe　anything）　that　what　he　has　done　is　pleasing　to　God　and　beneficial　to　mankind。　He　may　have　lied　and　cheated　for　every　sovereign　he　possesses；　he　may　have　polluted　his　life　with　uncleanness；　he　may　have　perpetrated　many　kinds　of　cruelty　and　baseness……but　all　these　things　has　he　done　against　his　conscience；　and；　as　soon　as　the　opportunity　es；　he　will　make　atonement　for　them　in　the　way　suggested　by　such　faith　as　he　has；　the　way　approved　by　public　opinion。　His　religion；　strictly　defined；　is　AN　INERADICABLE　BELIEF　IN