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Quote #4
– What can I do? I know work: and Science is too slow. How prayer gallops and light groans... I see that clearly. It's too simple, and the weather's too warm: they'll do without me. I've my duty: I'll be proud the way others are, in setting it aside. (264)
We're not sure why the speaker's in such a giant hurry all the time, but here again he's railing against science for being too slow. Prayer is a lot faster in his view, but that's also too simplistic for his tastes. So what's an angst-riddled ex-boyfriend to do? He decides to chuck them both, though he's not as clear on what his back-up plan is.