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The greater the falsehood, the more greedily it is swallowed. There is that scoundrel and hypocrite Sheepshanks, for instance, who was so completely exposed a few weeks ago: he has taken a chapel somewhere in the Tottenham Court Road, and preached for the first time last Sunday. THE GREATER THE FALSEHOOD THE MORE GREEDILY IT IS SWALLOWED THERE IS THAT SCOUNDREL AND HYPOCRITE SHEEP SHANKS FOR INSTANCE WHO WAS SO COMPLETELY EXPOSED A FEW WEEKS AGO HE HAS TAKEN A CHAPEL SOMEWHERE IN THE TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD AND PREACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST SUNDAY
y to health and good spirits." "Thus far all goes well," said Sir Henry Courtenay. "And now, Martha, my love, it is your turn to speak." "I have consented to serve you, Henry, in a most difficult and dangerous scheme," observed the lady, after a few moments' reflection; "may I hope for aid and support from you in a plan which _I_ have formed?" "Certainly. Proceed—my curiosity is already excited." "Henry," said Mrs. Slingsby, sinking her voice to a low and serious tone; "I am again——" The baronet started. "Yes—again with child," added the widow; "and on this occasion I intend to turn to a good account what would otherwise be deemed a terrible misfortune." "I cannot for the life of me understand you," exclaimed Sir Henry Courtenay. "I will explain myself," resumed Mrs. Slingsby. "You are well aware of the readiness which even well-informed persons in this country manifest to put faith in anything monstrous or preposterous that may be proclaimed or established under the cloak of religion. LL HAVE TO IMPART CANNOT FAIL TO RESTORE HIM SPEEDILY TO HEALTH AND GOOD SPIRITS THUS FAR ALL GOES WELL SAID SIR HENRY CAUTERNEY AND NOW MARTHA MY LOVE IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK I HAVE CONSENTED TO SERVE YOU HENRY IN A MOST DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS SCHEME OBSERVED THE LADY AFTER A FEW MOMENTS REFLECTION MAY I HOPE FOR AID AND SUPPORT FROM YOU IN A PLAN WHICH I HAVE FORMED CERTAINLY PROCEED MY CURIOSITY IS ALREADY EXCITED HENRY SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY SINKING HER VOICE TO A LOW AND SERIOUS TONE I AM AGAIN THE BARONET STARTED YES AGAIN WITH CHILD ADDED THE WIDOW AND ON THIS OCCASION I INTEND TO TURN TO A GOOD ACCOUNT WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DEEMED A TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND YOU EXCLAIMED SIR HENRY CAUTERNEY I WILL EXPLAIN MYSELF RESUMED MISSUS SLINGSBY YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THE READINESS WHICH EVEN WELL INFORMED PERSONS IN THIS COUNTRY MANIFEST TO PUT FAITH IN ANYTHING MONSTROUS OR PREPOSTEROUS THAT MAY BE PROCLAIMED OR ESTABLISHED UNDER THE CLOAK OF RELIGION
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