t is beyond question that there are a few subtle-souled persons with whom the absolute gratuitousness of an act of reparation is an inducement to perform it; while exhortation as to its necessity would breed excuses for leaving it undone.
the state or characteristic of being gratuitous
Расстановка переносов
the state or char·ac·ter·is·tic of be·ing gra·tu·i·tous