Mr。Macey，forexample，comingoneeveningexpresslytoletSilasknowthatrecenteventshadgivenhimtheadvantageofstandingmorefavourablyintheopinionofamanwhosejudgmentwasnotformedlightly，openedtheconversationbysaying，assoonashehadseatedhimselfandadjustedhisthumbs——
\"Come，MasterMarner，why，you’venocalltosita—moaning。You’readealbetterofftoha’lostyourmoney，nortoha’kepitbyfoulmeans。Iusedtothink，whenyoufirstcomeintotheseparts，asyouwerenobetternoryoushouldbe；youwereyoungeradealthanwhatyouarenow；butyouwereallaysastaring，white—facedcreatur，partlylikeabald—facedcalf，asImaysay。Butthere’snoknowing：itisn’teveryqueer—looksedthingasOldHarry’shadthemakingof——Imean，speakingo’toadsandsuch；forthey’reoftenharmless，like，andusefulagainstvarmin。Andit’sprettymuchthesamewi’you，asfurasIcansee。Thoughastotheyarbsandstufftocurethebreathing，ifyoubroughtthatsorto’
knowledgefromdistantparts，youmightha’beenabitfreerofit。
Andiftheknowledgewasn’twellcomeby，why，youmightha’madeupforitbycomingtochurchreg’lar；for，asforthechildrenastheWiseWomancharmed，I’vebeenatthechristeningof’emagainandagain，andtheytookthewaterjustaswell。Andthat’sreasonable；
forifOldHarry’samindtodoabito’kindnessforaholiday，like，who’sgotanythingagainstit？That’smythinking；andI’vebeenclerko’thisparishfortyyear，andIknow，whentheparsonandmedoesthecussingofaAshWednesday，there’snocussingo’