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Julian returned the courtesy by drinking his health, and asking what news were about in the country? "Nought, sir, I hears on nought, except this Plot, as they call it, that they are pursuing the Papishers about; but it brings water to my mill, as the saying is.
Pestilent Jacobinical tracts, conceived and composed in the sinks of manufacturing towns, found their way into the popular beer-house, Heaven knows how, though the tinker was suspected of being the disseminator by all but Stirn, who still, in a whisper, accused the Papishers.
"Why, perceive me now, amigo, let us reason together, camarado thus now it all dependeth upon the point o' view; these were Papishers and evil men, regarding which Davy sayeth i' the Psalms, 'I will root 'em out, says he; why, root it is! says I and look'ee, brother, I have done a lot o' rooting hitherto and shall do more yet, as I pray.
And where a fairer field for the aforesaid rooting out o' Papishers, Portingales, and the like evil men than this good ship, the Happy Despatch? Aha, messmate, there's many such as I've despatched hot-foot to their master Sathanas, 'twixt then and now.
"She don't take sides sharp in this war," her father said to Gaunt, "my little girl; 'n fact, she isn't keen till put her soul intill anythin' but lovin'. She's a pore Democrat, David, an' not a strong Methody, allays got somethin' till say fur t' other side, Papishers an' all. An' she gets religion quiet. But it's the real thing," watching his hearer's face with an angry suspicion.
I tauld your honour I was fleyed wi' a bogle that night, but ye wadna listen to me I aye thought there was witchcraft and deevilry amang the Papishers, but I ne'er saw't wi' bodily een till that awfu' night." "Get along, sir," said I, "and bring the fellows you talk of; and see they have more sense than yourself, and are not frightened at their own shadow."
"Nay," cried the parson, now recognising and knowing him to be our John's first cousin, "you do not mean to say, Sam, that His Gracious Majesty is dead!" "Dead as a sto-un: poisoned by they Papishers." And Sam rubbed his hands with enjoyment, at the effect he had produced. "Remember where you are, Sam," said Parson Bowden solemnly; "when did this most sad thing happen?
At the stile that led into the highway they met Dan Pengelly coming in search of them. Yards away his excited countenance heralded news. "They've turned up at last!" he cried. "Master Morgan and Rob?" "No; the Papishers." "How?" "Get ye to the 'Blue Dolphin, and Dame Gregory will tell ye all. I'll be in hiding on the opposite side of the way, and a whistle will bring me across.
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