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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

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