youcouldnoundersandiall,ifioldyoumyanxiey,foryears

pas,oknowwheherihadanyrighoholdmylivingmyefforsoquenchmysmoulderingdoubsbyheauhoriyofhechurchoh!

margare,howiloveheholychurchfromwhichiamobeshuou!

hecouldnogoonforamomenorwomargarecouldnoellwhaosay;iseemedoheraserriblymyseriousasifherfaherwereabouournmahomean

ihavebeenreadingodayofhewohousandwhowereejecedfromheirchurches,coninuedmrhale,smilingfainly, ryingosealsomeofheirbravery;buiisofnousenouseica

ohelpfeelingiacuely

u,papa,haveyouwellconsidered?oh!iseemssoerrible,soshocking,saidmargare,suddenlybursinginoearsheonesaidfoundaionofherhome,ofherideaofherbelovedfaher,seemedreelingandrockingwhacouldshesay?whawasobedone?hesighofherdisressmademrhalenervehimself,inorderoryandcomforherheswalloweddownhedrychokingsobswhichhadbeenheavingupfromhishearhihero,andgoingohisbookcaseheookdownavolume,whichhehadofenbeenreadingely,andfromwhichhehoughhehadderivedsrenghoeneruponhecourseinwhichhewasnowembarked

lisen,dearmargare,saidhe,puingonearmroundherwaissheookhishandinhersandgraspediigh,bushecouldnolifupherhead;norindeedcouldsheaendowhaheread,sogreawasherinernalagiaion

hisishesoliloquyofonewhowasonceaclergymaninacounryparish,likeme;iwaswrienbyamroldfield,miniserofcarsingon,inderbyshire,ahundredandsixyyearsago,ormorehisrialsareoverhefoughhegoodfighheseswosenenceshespokelow,asifohimselfhenhereadaloud,

whenhoucansnolongerconinueinhyworkwihoudishonourogod,discredioreligion,foregoinghyinegriy,woundingconscience,spoilinghypeace,andhazardinghelossofhysalvaion;inaword,whenhecondiionsuponwhichhoumusconinue(ifhouwilconinue)inhyemploymensaresinful,andunwarranedbyhewordofgod,houmayes,yea,houmusbelievehagodwillurnhyverysilence,suspension,deprivaion,andyingaside,ohisglory,andheadvancemenofhegospelsinereswhengodwillnouseheeinonekind,yehewillinanoherasoulhadesiresoserveandhonourhimshallneverwanopporuniyodoi;normushousolimiheholyoneofisraelasohinkhehahbuonewayinwhichhecanglorifyhimselfbyheehecandoibyhysilenceaswellasbyhypreaching;hyyingasideaswellashyconinuanceinhyworkiisnopreenceofdoinggodhegreaesservice,orperforming

heweighiesduy,hawillexcuseheleassin,houghhasincapaciaedorgaveusheopporuniyfordoinghaduyhouwilhavelilehanks,0mysoul!if,whenhouarchargedwihcorrupinggodsworship,falsifyinghyvows,houpreendesanecessiyforiinorderoaconinuanceinheminisry

ashereadhis,andgncedamuchmorewhichhedidnoread,hegainedresoluionforhimself,andfelasifheoocouldbebraveandfirmindoingwhahebelievedoberigh;buasheceasedheheardmargareslowconvulsivesob;andhiscouragesankdownunderhekeensenseofsuffering

margare,dear!saidhe,drawinghercloser, hinkofheearlymaryrs;hinkofhehousandswhohavesuffered

u,faher,saidshe,suddenlylifingupherflushed,earweface, heearlymaryrssufferedforheruh,whileyouoh!dear,dearpapa!

isufferforconsciencesake,mychild,saidhe,wihadigniyhawasonlyremulousfromheacuesensiivenessofhischaracer;imusdowhamyconsciencebidsihavebornelongwihselfreproachhawouldhaverousedanymindlessorpidandcowardlyhanmineheshookhisheadashewenonyourpoormohersfondwish,graifiedasinhemockingwayinwhichoverfondwishesareooofenfulfilledsodomapplesasheyarehasbroughonhiscrisis,forwhichioughobe,andihopeiamhankfuliisnoamonhsincehebishopofferedmeanoherliving;ifihadaccepedi,ishouldhavehadomakeafreshdecraionofconformiyoheliurgyamyinsiuionmargare,iriedodoi;iriedoconenmyselfwihsimplyrefusingheaddiionalprefermen,andsoppingquielyhere,sranglingmyconsciencenow,asihadsrainedibeforegodforgiveme!

heroseandwalkedupanddownheroom,speakinglowwordsofselfreproachandhumiliaion,ofwhichmargarewashankfulohearbufewashesaid,margare,ireurnoheoldsadburdenwemusleavehelsone

yes!iseebuwhen?

ihavewrienohebishopidaresayihaveoldyouso,buiforgehingsjusnow,saidmrhale,colpsinginohisdepressedma

erassoonashecameoalkofhardmaeroffacdeails,informinghimofmyinenionoresignhisvicaragehehasbeenmoskind;hehasusedargumensandexposuions,allinvaininvainheyarebuwhaihaverieduponmyself,wihouavailishallhaveoakemydeedofresignaion,andwaiuponhebishopmyself,obidhimfarewellhawillbearial,buworse,farworse,willbeheparingfrommydearpeoplehereisacuraeappoinedoreadprayersamrbrownhewillcomeosaywihusomorrownexsundayipreachmyfarewell

sermon

wasiobesosuddenhen?houghmargare;andyeperhapsiwasaswelllingeringwouldonlyaddsingsohepain;iwasbeerobesu

edinonumbnessbyhearingofallhesearrangemens,whichseemedobenearlycompleedbeforeshehadbeenoldwhadoesmammasay?askedshe,wihadeepsigh

ohersurprise,herfaherbeganowalkabouagainbeforeheansweredalenghhesoppedandreplied: