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VIII. The Second Blast

           "Whatthinkyeo’Woodilee?"

           "IthinkthattheDevilhaschosenthismiserableparishforhisown."

           "Ay....Well,Iwadnasayyewerewrang.Ijaloused[guessed]fraeyourlastdiscoursethatyewereperplexedwi’theEnemy.Andtheytellmethatye’vestirredupanuncobykeagainstye."

           "Areyouoneofthem?"Davidasked.

           "Nome.Ifthere’sfechtin’tobedone,I’monyourside.Iayelikitabauldman,andit’saquestion,sir,ifyekenyoursel’howbauldyearewhenyeoffertodrivetheDeilfraeWoodilee."

           Davidhadgottohisfeet,forthesewerethefirstwordsofsympathyhehadhad.

           "AndrewShillinglaw,Icommandyoutotellmeifyouhavekeptyourselfcleanfromthismysteryofevilwhichscourgestheparish."

           Themanstillsprawledontheground,andthefaceheturnedtotheministerwastwistedinagrimhumour.

           "Ay.I’llswearonyaithyelike.I’llnodenymybackslidin’s,and,asyemayken,mywalkandconversation’snotoboasto’.ButassureasGodmademe,IwadburnoffmyrichthandinthefireaforeIwadfilemysel’wi’theBabylonishabominationso’theWud.Iwhilesdrinkastoupowermuckle,andIwhilesgieawaurstraikthanIettlewhenmybluid’shet,butthesearehoneststumblin’swhilkIhopetheLordwillforgie.Butforyon--"andhespatviciously.

           "Then,ifyouareyourselfcleanfromthisevil,tellmewhatyouknowofit,andwhoareitschiefprofessors."

           "That’seasyspeirin’[asking],butilltoanswer.

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