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The ghost of a living person is said to be opaque, whereas the ghost of one from whom life has departed is diaphanous as gossamer. All this, of course, only causes the unbeliever to blaspheme. It is to him every whit as monstrous as the old stories of the witches riding on broomsticks. But the question is not to be settled by blasphemy on one side or credulity on the other.
"I see, I see," Ulick answered thoughtfully. "Had she met you in the beginning," Owen continued, "she might have remained herself to the end; for you would have let her alone. Religion provokes me... I blaspheme; but you are indifferent, you are not interested. You are splendid, Ulick."
"Villain, may the tongs hold you, and may you hold the tongs till sunset!" No sooner said than done. The wicked steward stood there all day with the tongs in his hand, picking up and throwing back the burning coals that snapped in his face and the hot ashes that flew into his eyes. It was useless for him to shout, pray, weep, and blaspheme; no one heard him.
"The Chaldean priests are elder brothers of the Egyptians," interrupted Mentezufis. "Then perhaps the Assyrian king is the master of the pharaoh?" "Blaspheme not, worthiness," said Mefres, severely. "Thou art pushing into the most sacred things frivolously, and to do that has proved perilous to men who were greater than Thou art." "Well, I will not do so.
It grieves me to the heart that we must suffer these mad saints to tear asunder and blaspheme the Holy Scriptures with such insolence, license, and shamelessness, and that they make bold to deal with the Scriptures, whereas they are not fit to care for a herd of swine.
Mrs Varden looked at the ceiling, as in expectation that the consequence of this profanity would be the immediate descent of the four-post bedstead on the second floor, together with the best sitting-room on the first; but no visible judgment occurring, she heaved a deep sigh, and begged her husband, in a tone of resignation, to go on, and by all means to blaspheme as much as possible, because he knew she liked it.
"His hatred of the king, who deprived him of his estates and forbade him to bear the name of De Winter." "And what name does he now bear?" "Mordaunt." "A Puritan, yet disguised as a monk he travels alone in France." "Do you say as a monk?" "It was thus, and by mere accident may God pardon me if I blaspheme that he heard the confession of the executioner of Bethune."
"Oh, don't blaspheme!" said Gussie, faintly, and staggered a little, so that all the Captain's terror returned. If she fainted! "Hi, there, Cyrus! Come aft, will you? Gussie's getting white around the gills Cyrus!" Cyrus came, running, and between them they get the swooning Gussie to her room. Afterwards, when Cyrus tiptoed down-stairs, he found the Captain at the cabin door.
"The torment the worm that dies not, the fire that's not quenched. Won't these content ye, bating the shame?" Her eyes answered his in scorn. "No, sir. Because I once suffered your cruelty, you have less understanding than I; but you have more ingenuity than the Almighty, being able, in your district, to make a hell of earth." "You blaspheme thus to me, that honestly tried to save your soul?"
"There was time before time," said he, "before the fifty years and more began. I don't mean to blaspheme, Mr. Wheaton, but it is the truth. I came into the world whether I would or not; I was forced, and then I was told I was a free agent. I am no free agent. For fifty years and more I have thought about it, and I have found out that, at least. I am a slave a slave of life."
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