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"Doubtless you have heard the story of Johanna Southcott?"[28] said the widow, with a glance full of meaning. "And you would imitate that imposture!" exclaimed Sir Henry: "'tis madness—sheer madness! Your nephew, who knows how intimate you and I are together, would expose the miserable trick." "That is the principal difficulty which I should have to encounter," said Mrs. Slingsby, in a calm tone: "and even that is not insurmountable. I require your aid, indeed, on that very point. DOUBTLESS YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY OF JOANNA SOUTHCOTT SAID THE WIDOW WITH A GLANCE FULL OF MEANING AND YOU WOULD IMITATE THAT IMPOSTURE EXCLAIMED SIR HENRY TIS MADNESS SHEER MADNESS YOUR NEPHEW WHO KNOWS HOW INTIMATE YOU AND I ARE TOGETHER WOULD EXPOSE THE MISERABLE TRICK THAT IS A PRINCIPAL DIFFICULTY WHICH I SHOULD HAVE TO ENCOUNTER SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY IN A CALM TONE AND EVEN THAT IS NOT INSURMOUNTABLE I REQUIRE YOUR AID INDEED ON THAT VERY POINT
n 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." "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! F 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 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
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