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X. What the Moon Saw

           "Aforewepart,waditnobeweelforyoutopitupaprayer?"

           Theministerprayed--anditwasasifheconfessedalonetohisGodinhiscloset.Hehimselfwasstrengthenedbyit,andthecomfortofRichieandRabwasvisiblyenlarged.ButReiverslawstoodthroughthedevotionsinnoverydevoutposition,andfromhimcamenoneoftheresponseswhichflowedfromtheothers.Beforethe"Amen"hehadhisgoat-capon,andwaspeeringattherisingmoon.Hemadehisstaffsingashewhirledit.

           Davidtookhisstrangeconfederate’shand,andhisownshook.Reiverslawnotedhistrepidation.

           "Fearnocht,sir.It’llgangillwi’thewirriecowginwemeethim.Butwhatbrochtamano’peacelikeyouintothistuilzie?"

           "JealousyforthehonourofmyGod.Andyou?Foritislessyourquarrelthanmine."

           Themangrinned."WriteitdownthatAndraShillinglawcouldnaseeanhonestmanbeat,andthathedidnalikekail-worms."

           Davidhadmanytimesgoneoverinhismindtheroutetothegladeofthealtar,andhadcomparednoteswithReiverslawthatverynight.Thedistancewaslessthanthreemiles,andhehadacoupleofhourstoreachtheplaceandstillbeinpositionwellbeforemidnight.Asonallthenightsofthepastweek,theoppressivehazeofthedayhadlifted,andtheskyrosetoaninfiniteheight,thickstuddedwithstars,forthemoonwasonlynewrisen.Davidmadehiswaytothedividingglenbetweenthepinesandthehazelsinamiserabledisquiet.

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