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';And�察�indeed�察─�says he�察 �I've nothing to say to you but what I've said
before。 Take the sacrament�察�of course�察�and go on doing your duty�察�and if
that won't serve you�察�nothing will。 So don't bother me any more。;
'So then�察�I went away。 But I heard Maister Weston ´ Maister Weston
was there�察�Miss ´ this was his first Sunday at Horton�察�you know�察�an' he was
i' th' vestry in his surplice�察�helping th' Rector on with his gown ´ '
'Yes�察�Nancy。'
'And I heard him ask Maister Hatfield who I was�察 �an' he says�察 �Oh�察�
she's a canting old fool。;
'And I was very ill grieved�察�Miss Grey�察�but I went to my seat�察�and I
tried to do my duty as aforetime�此 �but I like got no peace。 An' I even
took the sacrament�察�but I felt as though I were eating and drinking to my
own damnation all th' time。 So I went home�察�sorely troubled。
'But next day�察�afore I'd gotten fettled up ´ for indeed�察�Miss�察�I'd no heart
to sweeping an' fettling�察�an' washing pots�察�so I sat me down i' th' muck ´
who should come in but Maister Weston� �I started siding stuff then�察�an'
sweeping an' doing�察 �and I expected he'd begin a´calling me for my idle
ways�察�as Maister Hatfield would a' done�察�but I was mista'en�此 �he only bid
me good´mornin' like�察�in a quiet dacent way。 So I dusted him a chair�察�an'
fettled up th' fireplace a bit�察�but I hadn't forgotten th' Rector's words�察�so
says I�察 �I wonder�察�sir�察�you should give yourself that trouble�察�to come so far
to see a 'canting old fool��' such as me。;
'He seemed taken aback at that�察�but he would fain persuade me 'at the
Rector was only in jest�察�and when that wouldn't do�察�he says�察 �Well�察�Nancy�察�
you shouldn't think so much about it�此 �Mr。 Hatfield was a little out of
humour just then�此 �you know we're none of us perfect ´ even Moses
spoke unadvisedly with his lips。 But now sit down a minute�察�if you can
spare the time�察�and tell me all your doubts and fears�察�and I'll try to remove
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them。;
'So I sat me down anent him。 He was quite a stranger�察 �you know�察�
Miss Grey�察�and even YOUNGER nor Maister Hatfield�察�I believe�察�and I had
thought him not so pleasant´looking as him�察�and rather a bit crossish�察�at
first�察�to look at�察�but he spake so civil like ´ and when th' cat�察�poor thing�察�
jumped on to his knee�察�he only stroked her�察�and gave a bit of a smile�此 �so
I thought that was a good sign�察�for once�察�when she did so to th' Rector�察�he
knocked her off�察�like as it might be in scorn and anger�察�poor thing。 But
you can't expect a cat to know manners like a Christian�察�you know�察�Miss
Grey。'
'No�察�of course not�察�Nancy。 But what did Mr。 Weston say then��'
'He said nought�察�but he listened to me as steady an' patient as could be�察�
an' never a bit o' scorn about him�察�so I went on�察�an' telled him all�察�just as
I've telled you ´ an' more too。
';Well�察─ �says he�察 �Mr。 Hatfield was quite right in telling you to
persevere in doing your duty�察 �but in advising you to go to church and
attend to the service�察�and so on�察�he didn't mean that was the whole of a
Christian's duty�此 �he only thought you might there learn what more was to
be done�察�and be led to take delight in those exercises�察�instead of finding
them a task and a burden。 And if you had asked him to explain those
words that trouble you so much�察�I think he would have told you�察�that if
many shall seek to enter in at the strait gate and shall not be able�察�it is their
own sins that hinder them�察 �just as a man with a large sack on his back
might wish to pass through a narrow doorway�察�and find it impossible to do
so unless he would leave his sack behind him。 But you�察 �Nancy�察 �I dare
say�察 �have no sins that you would not gladly throw aside�察 �if you knew
how�拭─�
';Indeed�察�sir�察�you speak truth�察─�said I。
';Well�察─�says he�察 �you know the first and great commandment ´ and the
second�察�which is like unto it ´ on which two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets�拭 �You say you cannot love God�察�but it strikes me
that if you rightly consider who and what He is�察�you cannot help it。 He is
your father�察�your best friend�此 �every blessing�察�everything good�察�pleasant�察�
or useful�察 �comes from Him�察 �and everything evil�察 �everything you have
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reason to hate�察�to shun�察�or to fear�察�comes from Satan ´ HIS enemy as well
as ours。 And for THIS cause was God manifest in the flesh�察 �that He
might destroy the works of the Devil�此 �in one word�察�God is LOVE�察�and
the more of love we have within us�察�the nearer we are to Him and the more
of His spirit we possess。;
';Well�察 �sir�察─ �I said�察 �if I can always think on these things�察 �I think I
might well love God�此 �but how can I love my neighbours�察�when they vex
me�察�and be so contrary and sinful as some on 'em is�拭─�
';It may seem a hard matter�察─ �says he�察 �to love our neighbours�察 �who
have so much of what is evil about them�察 �and whose faults so often
awaken the evil that lingers within ourselves�察�but remember that HE made
them�察 �and HE loves them�察 �and whosoever loveth him that begat�察 �loveth
him that is begotten also。 And if God so loveth us�察�that He gave His only
begotten Son to die for us�察�we ought also to love one another。 But if you
cannot feel positive affection for those who do not care for you�察�you can at
least try to do to them as you would they should do unto you�此 �you can
endeavour to pity their failings and excuse their offences�察�and to do all the
good you can to those about you。 And if you accustom yourself to this�察�
Nancy�察�the very effort itself will make you love them in some degree ´ to
say nothing of the goodwill your kindness would beget in them�察 �though
they might have little else that is good about them。 If we love God and
wish to serve Him�察�let us try to be like Him�察�to do His work�察�to labour for
His glory ´ which is the good of man ´ to hasten the coming of His
kingdom�察 �which is the peace and happiness of all the world�此 �however
powerless we may seem to be�察�in doing all the good we can through life�察�
the humblest of us may do much towards it�此 �and let us dwell in love�察�that
He may dwell in us and we in Him。 The more happiness we bestow�察�the
more we shall receive�察 �even here�察 �and the greater will be our reward in
heaven when we rest from our labours。; I believe�察�Miss�察�them is his very
words�察 �for I've thought 'em ower many a time。 An' then he took that
Bible�察�an' read bits here and there�察�an' explained 'em as clear as the day�此�
and it seemed like as a new light broke in on my soul�察�an' I felt fair aglow
about my heart�察�an' only wished poor Bill an' all the world could ha' been
there�察�an' heard it all�察�and rejoiced wi' me。
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'After he was gone�察�Hannah Rogers�察�one o' th' neighbours�察�came in and
wanted me to help her to wash。 I telled her I co