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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

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