large/12344/mysterieslondon3_1810_librivox_64kb_mp3/mysteriesoflondon3_068_reynolds_64kb_69
large/12344/mysterieslondon3_1810_librivox_64kb_mp3/mysteriesoflondon3_068_reynolds_64kb
English
12344
But he proceeded to aver that he and Satan had since then had a long and desperate struggle together, throughout an entire night, in his bed chamber; and that he eventually succeeded in sending the Evil One howling away just as the day broke. BUT HE PROCEEDED TO AVER THAT HE AND SATAN HAD SINCE THEN HAD A LONG AND DESPERATE STRUGGLE TOGETHER THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE NIGHT IN HIS BED CHAMBER AND THAT HE EVENTUALLY SUCCEEDED IN SENDING THE EVIL ONE HOWLING AWAY JUST AS THE DAY BROKE
ith 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. 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. He has now become a dissenter; and in his initial sermon he dwelt boldly and long on the errors of which he had been guilty. He declared that he had been sorely beset by Satan, to whom he had for a time succumbed: hence his disgraceful fall. RONET 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 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 HE HAS NOW BECOME A DISSENTER AND IN HIS INITIAL SERMON HE DWELT BOLDLY AND LONG ON THE ERRORS OF WHICH HE HAD BEEN GUILTY HE DECLARED THAT HE HAD BEEN SORELY BESET BY SATAN TO WHOM HE HAD FOR A TIME SUCCUMBED HENCE HIS DISGRACEFUL FALL
large/12344/mysterieslondon3_1810_librivox_64kb_mp3/mysteriesoflondon3_068_reynolds_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/12344/mysterieslondon3_1810_librivox_64kb_mp3/mysteriesoflondon3_068_reynolds_64kb.flac