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"May I be hanged if I understand one word of all you are saying!" cried the baronet, completely bewildered. "You are in the family way again, it appears; and yet you glory in the circumstance!" MAY I BE HANGED IF I UNDERSTAND ONE WORD OF ALL YOU ARE SAYING CRIED THE BARONET COMPLETELY BEWILDERED YOU ARE IN THE FAMILY WAY AGAIN IT APPEARS AND YET YOU GLORY IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE
ally succeeded in sending the Evil One howling away just as the day broke. He therefore proclaimed that he had now emancipated himself from the thraldom of hell, and was a chosen vessel of heaven once again. This discourse produced such an effect, that when he descended from the pulpit, many of the congregation pressed forward to shake him by the hand; and he is now in a more fragrant odour of sanctity than ever." "To what is all this to lead, Martha?" inquired Sir Henry, completely bewildered by the long tirade relative to Mr. Sheepshanks. "I merely mentioned the circumstances which I have related, for the purpose of convincing you how easily the world is duped by persons professing extreme sanctity," continued Mrs. Slingsby. "To be sure!" ejaculated Sir Henry: "there are always plenty of fools to assemble at the beck and word of a knave." "And it is with these impressions," added the widow, "that I intend to convert my present misfortune into an honour and a source of immense profit. HIS BED CHAMBER AND THAT HE EVENTUALLY SUCCEEDED IN SENDING THE EVIL ONE HOWLING AWAY JUST AS THE DAY BROKE HE THEREFORE PROCLAIMED THAT HAD NOW EMANCIPATED HIMSELF FROM THE THRALDOM OF HELL AND WAS A CHOSEN VESSEL OF HEAVEN ONCE AGAIN THIS DISCOURSE PRODUCED SUCH AN EFFECT THAT WHEN HE DESCENDED FROM THE PULPIT MANY OF THE CONGREGATION PRESSED FORWARD TO SHAKE HIM BY THE HAND AND HE IS NOW IN A MORE FRAGRANT ODOR OF SANCTITY THAN EVER TO WHAT IS ALL THIS TO LEAD MARTHA INQUIRED SIR HENRY COMPLETELY BEWILDERED BY THE LONG TO AID RELATIVE TO MISTER SHEEPSHANKS I MERELY MENTION THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH I HAVE RELATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVINCING YOU HOW EASILY THE WORLD IS DUPED BY PERSONS PROFESSING EXTREME SANCTITY CONTINUED MISSUS LINGSBY TO BE SURE EJACULATED SIR HENRY THERE ARE ALWAYS PLENTY OF FOOLS TO ASSEMBLE AT THE BECK AND WORD OF A KNAVE AND IT IS WITH THESE IMPRESSIONS ADDED THE WIDOW THAT I INTEND TO CONVERT MY PRESENT MISFORTUNE INTO AN HONOUR AND A SOURCE OF IMMENSE PROFIT
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