Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           ElviraGriffithsbeforeshehadmarriedAsahadbeennothingbutanignorantfarmgirl,broughtupwithoutmuchthoughtofreligionofanykind.Buthavingfalleninlovewithhim,shehadbecomeinoculatedwiththevirusofEvangelismandproselytizingwhichdominatedhim,andhadfollowedhimgladlyandenthusiasticallyinallofhisventuresandthroughallofhisvagaries.Beingratherflatteredbytheknowledgethatshecouldspeakandsing,herabilitytoswayandpersuadeandcontrolpeoplewiththe"wordofGod,"asshesawit,shehadbecomemoreorlesspleasedwithherselfonthisaccountandsopersuadedtocontinue.

           Occasionallyasmallbandofpeoplefollowedthepreacherstotheirmission,orlearningofitsexistencethroughtheirstreetwork,appearedtherelater—thoseoddandmentallydisturbedordistraitsoulswhoaretobefoundineveryplace.AndithadbeenClyde’scompulsorydutythroughouttheyearswhenhecouldnotactforhimselftobeinattendanceatthesevariousmeetings.Andalwayshehadbeenmoreirritatedthanfavorablyinfluencedbythetypesofmenandwomenwhocamehere—mostlymen—down-and-outlaborers,loafers,drunkards,wastrels,thebotchedandhelplesswhoseemedtodriftin,becausetheyhadnootherplacetogo.AndtheywerealwaystestifyingastohowGodorChristorDivineGracehadrescuedthemfromthisorthatpredicament—neverhowtheyhadrescuedanyoneelse.

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