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On his right hand was Brother Bushel, on the left was Brother Scotton, and on the front bench were Brother Wainwright and a few of the more important members, amongst whom was Thomas Broad, who, although it was a week-day, was in full ministerial costume; that is to say, he wore his black not pepper- and-salt trousers and a white neckerchief. Mr. Allen and George were at the back of the room.
'Not I, forsooth, for I have ever kept myself clear of black magic or diablerie of the sort. My comrade Pierce Scotton, who was an Oberst in the Imperial cavalry brigade, did pay him a rose noble to have his future expounded. If I remember aright, the stars said that he was over-fond of wine and women he had a wicked eye and a nose like a carbuncle.
The Squire came out on the top of the rise, and all Worsted Scotton was in sight. It was a sandy stretch of broom and gorse and heather, with a few Scotch firs; it had no value at all, and he longed for it, as a boy might long for the bite someone else had snatched out of his apple.
Brother Wainwright would have taken anything, but was bound to follow Brother Bushel, who was about to give him a lift homewards; and Brother Scotton was a teetotaller, one of the first who was converted to total abstinence in Cowfold, and just a trifle suspected at Tanner's Lane, and by Bushel in particular, on that account.
"I don't see, at the present moment, any particular objection; but I should not like to commit myself." "How does it strike you, Brother Bushel?" "Arter that, I suppose Scotton ull want some sort of a dockyment sent. I'm agin all deckyments. Why, what'll Allen do? Take it over to Collins Mortimer stamp it, ten-and-sixpenny stamp. What will yer do then?"
"the via media, and have a friendly meeting of the most influential members of the church a majority and determine upon a course of action, which we can afterwards ratify at the formal meeting, at which the Allens will be present. We shall in this way, it seems to me, prevent much debate, and practically arrive at a conclusion beforehand." "Yes," said Scotton very slowly.
Broad, and be summoned to attend the meeting?" "What do you say, Brother Bushel?" "Don't see no use in it. All very well them lawyers" a snap at Scotton "come and argyfy I hate argyfying, I do myself never seed no good on it. Get rid of a man I do. 'Sickly sheep infects the flock and pisons all the rest." These last words formed part of a hymn of which Brother Bushel was fond.
Tanner's Lane, you must recollect, is in a peculiar position, and there is an endowment." Mr. Scotton had this advantage over Cowfold generally, that if he knew nothing about the law himself, excepting so far as bids at a sale were concerned, Cowfold knew less, and the mention of the endowment somewhat disturbed Mr. Broad's mind.
He sat with his hat between his knees, looked into it, scratched his head, and said with a jerk, "Oi agree with Brother Bushel." "Brother Scotton, what do you say?" Brother Scotton was a Cowfold man, tall and thin, superintendent of the Sunday-school, and to a considerable extent independent of village custom.
Due respec', Brother Scotton no lawyering none of that of them functions 'specially when it's infidels and ricks may be afire aught I know." Mr. Broad interposed. He quite understood Brother Bushel's ardour for the truth, but he was prepared to produce some simple corroboration of what he had affirmed, which would, he thought, satisfy Brother Scotton and the brethren generally. "Thomas," quoth Mr.
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