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XI. The Minister Girds up his Loins

           Notonlymyself,butanotherwithme,sothatthethingisestablishedoutofthemouthsoftwowitnesses,whileRobertPrenticeandRichardSmailcanspeakinparttoconfirmme.NowIhavegotmytalecomplete,anditistothePresbyterythatIshalltellit.Willyouimplementitwithsuchknowledgeasyoupossess,ordoyoucontinuestiffinyourrecusancy?"

           Theoldwoman’seyesopenedlikeanowl’s.

           "Whawentwithyou--whawassaelefttohimsel’?"shegasped.

           "AndrewShillinglawinReiverslaw....Onemanandfivewomenstandarraignedonourwitness.Iwillspeaktheirnames,andIcarenotifyouputitthroughtheparish,forsoonthenameswillbethunderedfromthepulpit.ThemanwasEphraimCaird."

           "I’llnobelieveit,"shecried."Chasehope’sayebeenapolishedshaftinChrist’skirk....He’so’yourainSession....Hecam’here,yemind,whenyefirstbrokebreadinthishouse.Ay,andhewasherewhenyewereawa’atNewbiggin.Iwasseilin’themilkwhenIheardhisvoiceatthedoor--cam’herewi’aneo’hiswife’sskim-milkkebbucksthatshekensweelhowtomak’,forshe’sfraetheWastlands--spokesaekindandneeborlike,andwasspeirin’afterthehealtho’thegudemanmymaister...Tak’itback,sir,foryemaunbemistook.Ephraim’sweelkennedforafairNathaniel."

           Therewasnodoubtaboutherhonesty,forthementionofChasehopehadstaggeredher.

           "Neverthelessheisawhitedsepulchre,paintedwithout,butinsidefullofbonesandrottenness."

           "Oh,sir,bethinkyeaforeyemak’thisfearsomeaccusation.Youreenmayhaveplayedyefause.

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