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When the deacon went home, and reported the extraordinary proceeding to his obedient wife, the grief it occasioned was in some degree overcome, on the part of the husband, by the favourable contrast it enabled him to form between the boxmaster and his wife, and him and his obedient spouse.
"If Rahab was justified, sae will Murdoch Waldie be forgiven." "Weel I'll try the boxmaster again," said the deacon. Next day, accordingly, he threw himself in the way of Mr Andrew Todd. The boxmaster had been in the corporation hall, and was returning home to deposit the key of the box in the place where he kept it.
This sensible speech had, as the sun does the fire, extinguished Andrew's mental cogitations, and put out his courage. A silence had reigned for several minutes, when Mr Deacon Waldie entered. Drawing in a chair, he commenced "The boxmaster would doubtless be tellin ye, madam," said he, "that I wanted a sma' favour aff him.
Both had great cause; for the first was caught in his own snare, and the latter had had thrown upon him a superabundance of power and authority in forming his own judgments that he never got awarded to him before. The deacon was determined not to lose his ground. The dame had left the matter in the hands of the boxmaster.
That was a great point gained; and he set about to convince Andrew that he was left at liberty to do as he chose. But the worthy boxmaster had very great doubts and scruples upon the subject, and wished to follow Mrs Jean, to consult her in private.
Ye want to try to conceal frae me that ye ken how muckle baith you and I are obliged to a sensible and discreet woman; and ye hae twa reasons for this: first, ye dinna like to acknowledge that ye are indebted to a woman for savin frae the hands o' the spoiler the incorporation-box; and, secondly, ye dinna like to say that yer boxmaster is under the kindly care and protection o' his guidwife.
You hae only the merit o' no rebellin; but even your rebellion I would hae sune laid." "I fancy, then," said Mrs Waldie, gently, "it will be your intention and pleasure to see the boxmaster immediately." "No, Mrs Waldie," replied the deacon, a little touched; "not immediately, but by and by."
I canna forget the trouble he took on my appointment to the honourable office o' boxmaster." "It was I that made ye boxmaster, Andrew," said Mrs Jean Todd. "I commanded the suffrages o' the hail corporation. Deacon Waldie couldna hae opposed me.
Just say to the boxmaster that he ought sae far to oblige a freend, and the bill, which I hae here in my hand, will be signed in an instant." This speech was understood in a moment by Mrs Jean Todd.
"Ye dinna require an assistant," replied Mrs Jean Todd, "sae lang as I live." "That's true," replied Andrew; "but the deacon has dune for me what ye couldna hae dune." "What is that?" inquired the wife. "He apprised me o' the danger I stood in," replied the boxmaster, "anent Templeton's bill, that's in the corporation box. I had forgotten the date o' its becomin due, and he brocht it to my mind.
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