Felix was rightin America there could be no distinction, there was no background for it.

" "And Felix?" "Is the son of that unhappy and too tender-hearted girl.

Paul easily refuted these charges, and had Felix been an upright judge he would have dismissed the case; but supposing the apostle to be rich because of the handsome contributions he had brought from Asia Minor for the poor converts at Jerusalem, Felix retained Paul in the hope of a bribe.

"Felix was a fool to have left his work only half-done," he remarked aloud, as though speaking to himself.

Felix is George Eliot's ideal working-man, a man who remains true to his own class, seeks his own moral elevation, does not have much faith in the ballot, and who is zealous for the education of his fellows.

Felix is not an ideal character, for he is rough, uncultured and headstrong; but he is an inspiring personality, with gifts of intellectual fascination and moral courage.