Bill's self-reliance remark and Neville's dancing partner's hope over his Bible reading

Years ago, before the promise was revealed to him and when he was working only on the law, his wife told him his one unfortunate trait was that he had faith in no one but himself — which he says was perfectly right, since he had found God as his own consciousness; and his dancing partner, learning he and Bill would marry, hoped she understood that he was always reading the Bible.
Date (happened)
between 1936 and 1959
unresolved
  1. between 1936 and 1959 estimated · possible · preferred
    Reasoning Bill's remark came 'years ago, before the promise was revealed' to him (1959); his dancing partner's hope over his Bible reading belongs to his 1936 engagement to Bill (16698).
  2. Years ago relative · probable
    Source Call Upon Self ¶26"years ago", told in Call Upon Self (nid 1924)
    Said as Years ago
    counted from Call Upon Self
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  • Call Upon Self ¶26 (I know, years ago, my wife said to me, before I had the promise revealed to me, before I had experienced that — I was only working on the law — and she said, “You know, the one unfortunate thing about you is that you don’t have faith in anyone but yourse…)