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XXXIII. In the Sun—A Harbinger

           

           "Well,atHighChurchtheypraysinging,andworshipallthecoloursoftherainbow;andatHighChapeltheypraypreaching,andworshipdrabandwhitewashonly.AndthenIdidn’tseenomoreofMissEverdeneatall."

           "Whydidn’tyousaysoafore,then?"exclaimedOak,withmuchdisappointment.

           "Ah,"saidMatthewMoon,"she’llwishhercakedoughifsobeshe’soverintimatewiththatman."

           "She’snotoverintimatewithhim,"saidGabriel,indignantly.

           "Shewouldknowbetter,"saidCoggan."Ourmis’esshastoomuchsenseundertheyknotsofblackhairtodosuchamadthing."

           "Yousee,he’snotacoarse,ignorantman,forhewaswellbroughtup,"saidMatthew,dubiously."’Twasonlywildnessthatmadehimasoldier,andmaidsratherlikeyourmanofsin."

           "Now,CainBall,"saidGabrielrestlessly,"canyouswearinthemostawfulformthatthewomanyousawwasMissEverdene?"

           "CainBall,youbenolongerababeandsuckling,"saidJosephinthesepulchraltonethecircumstancesdemanded,"andyouknowwhattakinganoathis.’Tisahorribletestamentmindye,whichyousayandsealwithyourblood-stone,andtheprophetMatthewtellsusthatonwhomsoeveritshallfallitwillgrindhimtopowder.Now,beforeallthework-folkhereassembled,canyousweartoyourwordsastheshepherdasksye?"

           "Pleaseno,MisterOak!"saidCainy,lookingfromonetotheotherwithgreatuneasinessatthespiritualmagnitudeoftheposition."Idon’tmindsaying’tistrue,butIdon’tliketosay’tisdamntrue,ifthat’swhatyoumane."

           "Cain,Cain,howcanyou!"askedJosephsternly

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