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VIII. The Second Blast

           Ihavenowheretolookbuttoyou.WillyoucomewithmewhenIreturntotheWood?"

           "I’llnosaythat,forthere’smaybebetterwayso’guidin’it.ButthisIwillsay--I’llstandbyye;formaytheDeilfleeawa’wi’meorIseeaguidmanbeat.There’smyhandon’t....AndnowImaunbetakin’theroadagain.ComenaneartheReiverslaw,sir,forthatwouldsetthebodiestalkin’.Ifyewantwordwi’me,tellRichieSmailattheGreenshiel."

           TheknowledgethathehadfoundafriendlightenedDavid’sheavypreoccupationofmind.Athanasiusnowwasnotaloneagainsttheworld,andhispathwasnottowardsmartyrdombuttovictory.Hewalkedwithamoreassuredstepandturnedabolderfacetothefurtivehostilityoftheparish.WhenhemetAmosRitchiehelookedonhimnotinreproachbutindefiance.Hissermonswerenowlessappealsthanchallenges,asofonewhosecoursewasproclaimedandwhoseloinsweregirded.

           TohisconsternationhefoundthathenowsatverylooseinhisdevotiontotheKirk.Theprofessionofreligionwasnotthesamethingasgodliness,andhewascomingtodoubtwhethertheinsistenceuponminuteconformitiesofoutwardconductandthehair-splittingdoctrineswerenotdevicesofSatantoentanglesouls.Thephrasesofpiety,unctuouslydelivered,madehimshudderasatablasphemy.Thefactthathisonlysupporterwasonelookedaskanceatbystrictprofessorsconfirmedhisshrinking.HadnotChristsetthepublicanandthesinnerabovethePharisee?

           OneconsequenceofhisnewmoodwasthathisthoughtsturnedagaintothegirlinParadise.

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