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VII. The First Blast

           "I’mbutabrokenvessel,butneithermymannormehadevertrokin’swi’theEnemy."

           "Buttherearethosetoyourknowledgewhohave?Idemandfromyoutheirnames."

           Shepursedherlips."Oh,sir,Ikennocht.Whatsuldawidow-woman,thranga’thedayinyourservice,keno’thedoingsinWoodilee?"

           "Neverthelessyouknowsomething.Youhaveheardrumours.Speak,Icommandyou."

           Herfacewasdrawnwithfright,buthermouthwasobstinate."WhaamItobringarailin’accusationagainstonybody,whenIhavenaecertaintyofknowledge?"

           "Youareafraid.InGod’sname,whatdoyoufear?Thereisbuttheonefear,andthatisthevengeanceoftheAlmighty,andyoursilenceputsyouinjeopardyofHiswrath."

           Neverthelesstherewasnochangeinthewoman’sface.Davidsawthatherrecalcitrancecouldnotbebroken.

           "Thenlistentome,IsobelVeitch.Ihavehadmyeyesopened,andIwillnotresttillIhaverootedthisevilthingfromWoodilee.Iwillsearchoutanddenounceeverymalefactor,thoughhewereinmyownKirkSession.IwillbringagainstthemtheterrorofGodandthearmofthehumanlaw.IwilllaybaretheevilmysteriesoftheWood,thoughIhavetohewdowneverytreewithmyownhand.InthestrengthoftheLordIwillthreshthisparishascornisthreshed,tillIhaveseparatedthegrainfromthechaffandgiventhechafftotheburning.Makeyouyourmarketforthat,IsobelVeitch,andmindthathethatisnotformeisagainstme,andthatinthedayofGod’swraththeslackhandandthesilenttonguewillnotbeforgiven."

           Thewomanshiveredandputahandtohereyes.

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