How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"I've always thought that Ray would have made a wonderful rector. He has what I call an essentially religious soul. My! He'd have read the service beautifully!" (22.5.1)
Vida Sherwin is convinced that her husband Ray would have been a great rector if he'd ever gone into religious education. She thinks that he has a deep passion for spiritual things and would have done a great job of motivating people to feel the same way. It's also telling that Vida's knee-jerk reaction to her husband's talent is to try to funnel it into a religious context, as if that were the only place where this talent could flourish.