’SOyouhopetobringtheseregionsagainbeneaththebanneroftheRomanSee?’saidI,afterthemaninblackhadpreparedthebeverage,andtastedit。
’Hope!’saidthemaninblack;’howcanwefail?IsnottheChurchoftheseregionsgoingtoloseitsprerogative?’
’Itsprerogative?’
’Yes;thosewhoshouldbetheguardiansofthereligionofEnglandareabouttograntPapistsemancipation,andtoremovethedisabilitiesfromDissenters,whichwillallowtheHolyFathertoplayhisowngameinEngland。’
OnmyinquiringhowtheHolyFatherintendedtoplayhisgame,themaninblackgavemetounderstandthatheintendedforthepresenttocoverthelandwithtemples,inwhichthereligionofProtestantswouldbecontinuallyscoffedatandreviled。