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2o8 DR". PARKER NA NNA VUGHAN
ndị ụkọchukwu Anglican na-agba ọsọ na puku kwuru puku ha nnukwu ogbako Pan-Anglican; " Ụka nke England bụ nnukwu nkwekọrịta."
"Ee, Nna," ka m tụrụ aro, " gịnị kpatara na ị gaghị aga ogbako ma gwa ha otua? "
"Oh," ka ọ zara n'amaghị ama, "ọ bụrụ na m gaa akwụkwọ ahụ ga-akpọ ya ozugbo Peter-Pan-Anglican Con- ference, na nke ahụ agaghị adabara enyi anyị bụ Bishọp nke London! "
Afọ ole na ole gara aga, mgbe ọ na-ekwusa ama ama ya usoro okwuchukwu na " Mmehie nke Society "- Echere m ya bụ otu afọ ahụ - Mụ na ya nwere mkparịta ụka banyere ya na-ekwusa ozi ọma, echetara m na m jụrụ ya otú o si mara nke ukwuu banyere adịghị ike nke smart set, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ weere ya na ọ bụ isiokwu kacha mma maka pulpit, ma ọ zara nke ukwuu -
"Ezigbo m Capper, onye ụkọchukwu dị ka dọkịta na-awa ahụ: ya ga na-eji mma mgbe ụfọdụ, na-egbu mgbu ma na-ekwetaghị ka o nwere ike ịdị. The pulpit abụghị naanị maka nkasi obi na ntụziaka ; ọ bụkwa maka ịba mba na nkatọ. I kpọnu onye-amuma na-ekwusa ozi ọma n'udo ihe. O kwesŽrŽ ná ntụkwasị obi nke Chineke nyeworo nye ya. Ị na-eche otú m si mara mmehie m na-ekpughe. Ọfọn, ọ bụ ọrụ m ime otú ahụ. M na-edebe anya m meghe kwa ntim. E wezụga nke ahụ, ọdịdị mmadụ dara ogbenye bụ otu ihe ahụ n'akụkụ niile nke obodo. Onye ụkọchukwu Jesuit fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe a na-akpọ a nwoke nke ụwa, nke, ị ghọtara, bụ nnọọ ihe dị iche na ihe ọjọọ ahụ e kere eke nke ụwa nwoke. Onye-nchu-àjà nke uwa bu ihe-efu; ma ụkọchukwu onye abụghị n'echiche kachasị elu na nke kachasị mma nke okwu a nwoke nke uwa agaghi enweta na-echegbu ya. Na ndị iro m kacha njọ. Capper, nwere ike ịkpọ m onye nzuzu, mana ọ dịghịkwa mma ma ọ bụ onye ụjọ."
"N'ezie, Nna," ka m zaghachiri, * 'ma anụwo m
