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XVII. Woodilee and Calidon
"AuntGrizelwouldhaveyouforsaketheKirkfortheworld,"shelaughed.
"ButIamsolemnlyvowedtoGod’sservice,"hesaid.
"Naedoot,"saidMistressGrizel."ButamanserveshisMakerasweelinbuckskinasinaGenevagown--better,ifa’talesbetrue.Thisisthecounselofanethatwishesyeweel,youandthatdentylassatyourelbuck.Mak’yourpeacewi’theKirk--submityoursel’tothePresbytery--yeneedgieupnaneo’yourviews,butsubmityoursel’tothelawfu’authority.Tellthemthatye’llbeguiditinyourpublicdoingsbythemthathasbeensetowerye....Troth,they’llnobesweirtomak’abrigforye,fortheydinnawantascandalintheKirk.They’llcensureyelichtlyforathochtlesscallant,andthethingwilldrap.Bythatcourseye’lldaenaeviolencetoyourconscience--ye’lljustbehumblin’yoursel’beforeyoureldersintheLord,aswe’recommanded."
"ButwhatofthewitchcraftinWoodilee?"heasked.
"Letitgangbytheboard.It’snoyouortenlikeyouwillcleanoutthatdirtynest.LeaveittotheAlmighty,whosejudgmentsareslowandsiccar[sure]."
"YouwouldhavemesitsilentinWoodileeinthemidstofthatiniquity?"
"Na,na.Iwouldhaveyegetouto’Woodileeasfastasabirdwhenthethack’sburnin’.We’veMr.James’sopinion,whilkyecannacontrovert,thatyewerenevermeantforaminister.I’sewarrantitwillbemadeeasyforye--thePresbyterywillnoobject,andCalidon’sthechiefheritor,andI’llgetawordspokentoMr.Rintoul.
