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Rh knew his mother well enough to realise that she was through with him. He made no attempt to push his case or further to practise Christian Science. He received no opportunity to refute the charges made against him.

As Mrs. Eddy's son and personal representative, Dr. Foster had been regarded as a sort of crown prince by Christian Scientists. He had been the first president of the Mother Church, had held Mrs. Eddy's highest offices, and had been listened to as her mouthpiece. Ever since she had become in accessible at Pleasant View, Dr. Foster had been the natural recipient of the adulation that had formerly been hers. His arrival at a Christian Science convention caused almost as much excitement as if Mrs. Eddy herself had come. Wherever the Doctor went in Boston, he was pretty sure to meet people who greeted him with the greatest deference and an eager, anxious smile. Even those who did not like him tried to please him,