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XVII. Woodilee and Calidon

           Shewasdoomedtodie,assurelyasifshehadstoodinthedoomster’scart....ButIhavefoundoutanotherthing.OurneighbourChasehopeisaKing-Deil."

           "WhatinHeaven’snameisthat?"

           "Youmaywellspeir.Heisthepriestofthecoven,butheismore,forheisakindofDeilonhisownaccount.ThatiswhyyousawthemintheWoodbowingbeforehimandnozzlinghimlikedogs.There’sbeenKing-DeilsbeforethisinScotland.FrancieStuartwasone--himthatwasEarlofBothwellinthedaysofJamestheSaxt,andhehadabrawcovendownbyDunbarandtheBass."

           "AndthemananelderoftheKirk!"Davidexclaimed."ThewordsofScriptureareneveroffhislips,andmorethanoncehehasreprovedmeforsin."

           "That’sthelad.There’saholypleasuretobegottenoutofhypocrisy.Andyet--andyet!I’llwagerthatChasehopehasnodoubtbutthatheisaredeemedsoul,andwillgetanabundantentranceatthehinderend.ThatKirkofyourshassocunninglytwistedreligionthatamancangrowfatinhisownsinsandyetspendhistimedenouncingthefaultsofothers,forheiselectedintograce,astheycallit,andhasgotsomekindofatitletoHeaven.I’maplainbodythatcannaseehowGodandtheDevilcanbeservedattheonetime,butthere’smanyachielmakesatradeofit.They’vegottenonecreelthatholdstheirtreasureinHeaven,andonefullofthelustsoftheflesh,andthoughtheyettletocoupthelatterbeforethedayofdeath,theyareconfidentthatitwinnacankerwhat’sintheothercreel.

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