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weary you out�察�if I was to tell them all。 But all seemed to condemn me�察�
and to show me 'at I was not in the right way�察�and as I knew not how to get
into it�察�I sent our Bill to beg Maister Hatfield to be as kind as look in on
me some day and when he came�察�I telled him all my troubles。'
'And what did he say�察�Nancy��'
'Why�察�Miss�察�he seemed to scorn me。 I might be mista'en ´ but he like
gave a sort of a whistle�察�and I saw a bit of a smile on his face�察�and he said�察�
;Oh�察�it's all stuff� �You've been among the Methodists�察�my good woman。;
But I telled him I'd never been near the Methodies。 And then he said�察 �
;Well�察─ �says he�察 �you must come to church�察 �where you'll hear the
Scriptures properly explained�察�instead of sitting poring over your Bible at
home。;
'But I telled him I always used coming to church when I had my health�察�
but this very cold winter weather I hardly durst venture so far ´ and me so
bad wi' th' rheumatic and all。
'But he says�察 �It'll do your rheumatiz good to hobble to church�此�there's
nothing like exercise for the rheumatiz。 You can walk about the house
well enough�察 �why can't you walk to church�拭 �The fact is�察─ �says he�察�
;you're getting too fond of your ease。 It's always easy to find excuses for
shirking one's duty。;
'But then�察�you know�察�Miss Grey�察�it wasn't so。 However�察�I telled him
I'd try。 ;But please�察 �sir�察─ �says I�察 �if I do go to church�察 �what the better
shall I be�拭 �I want to have my sins blotted out�察�and to feel that they are
remembered no more against me�察�and that the love of God is shed abroad
in my heart�察�and if I can get no good by reading my Bible an' saying my
prayers at home�察�what good shall I get by going to church��'
';The church�察─�says he�察 �is the place appointed by God for His worship。
It's your duty to go there as often as you can。 If you want comfort�察�you
must seek it in the path of duty�察─ � an' a deal more he said�察�but I cannot
remember all his fine words。 However�察�it all came to this�察�that I was to
come to church as oft as ever I could�察�and bring my prayer´book with me�察�
an' read up all the sponsers after the clerk�察�an' stand�察�an' kneel�察�an' sit�察�an'
do all as I should�察 �and take the Lord's Supper at every opportunity�察 �an'
hearken his sermons�察�and Maister Bligh's�察�an' it 'ud be all right�此�if I went
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on doing my duty�察�I should get a blessing at last。
';But if you get no comfort that way�察─�says he�察 �it's all up。;
';Then�察�sir�察─�says I�察 �should you think I'm a reprobate�拭─�
';Why�察─�says he ´ he says�察 �if you do your best to get to heaven and
can't manage it�察�you must be one of those that seek to enter in at the strait
gate and shall not be able。;
'An' then he asked me if I'd seen any of the ladies o' th' Hall about that
mornin'�察�so I telled him where I had seen the young misses go on th' Moss
Lane�察 � an' he kicked my poor cat right across th' floor�察�an' went after 'em
as gay as a lark�此 �but I was very sad。 That last word o' his fair sunk into
my heart�察�an' lay there like a lump o' lead�察�till I was weary to bear it。
'Howsever�察�I follered his advice�此 �I thought he meant it all for th' best�察�
though he HAD a queer way with him。 But you know�察�Miss�察�he's rich an'
young�察�and such like cannot right understand the thoughts of a poor old
woman such as me。 But�察�howsever�察�I did my best to do all as he bade me
´ but maybe I'm plaguing you�察�Miss�察�wi' my chatter。'
'Oh�察�no�察�Nancy� �Go on�察�and tell me all。'
'Well�察 �my rheumatiz got better ´ I know not whether wi' going to
church or not�察 �but one frosty Sunday I got this cold i' my eyes。 Th'
inflammation didn't come on all at once like�察�but bit by bit ´ but I wasn't
going to tell you about my eyes�察�I was talking about my trouble o' mind�察 �
and to tell the truth�察 �Miss Grey�察 �I don't think it was anyways eased by
coming to church ´ nought to speak on�察 �at least�此�I like got my health
better�察 �but that didn't mend my soul。 I hearkened and hearkened the
ministers�察�and read an' read at my prayer´book�察�but it was all like sounding
brass and a tinkling cymbal�此 �the sermons I couldn't understand�察 �an' th'
prayer´book only served to show me how wicked I was�察�that I could read
such good words an' never be no better for it�察 �and oftens feel it a sore
labour an' a heavy task beside�察�instead of a blessing and a privilege as all
good Christians does。 It seemed like as all were barren an' dark to me。
And then�察�them dreadful words�察 �Many shall seek to enter in�察�and shall not
be able。; They like as they fair dried up my sperrit。
'But one Sunday�察�when Maister Hatfield gave out about the sacrament�察�
I noticed where he said�察 �If there be any of you that cannot quiet his own
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conscience�察�but requireth further comfort or counsel�察�let him come to me�察�
or some other discreet and learned minister of God's word�察�and open his
grief� ─ �So next Sunday morning�察 �afore service�察 �I just looked into the
vestry�察�an' began a´ talking to th' Rector again。 I hardly could fashion to
take such a liberty�察�but I thought when my soul was at stake I shouldn't
stick at a trifle。 But he said he hadn't time to attend to me then。
';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