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Excerpt: ... their movement, and my spirit was spent, so that I could say no more. When I came down from the pulpit, there was a great pressing in of acquaintance and ministers, who laude… Plus…

Excerpt: ... their movement, and my spirit was spent, so that I could say no more. When I came down from the pulpit, there was a great pressing in of acquaintance and ministers, who lauded me exceedingly; but I thought it could be only in derision, therefore I slipped home to Mrs M''Vicar''s as fast as I could. Mrs M''Vicar, who was a clever, hearing-all sort of a neighbour, said my sermon was greatly thought of, and that I had surprised everybody; but I was fearful there was something of jocularity at the bottom of this, for she was a flaunty woman, and liked well to give a good-humoured gibe or jeer. However, his grace the Commissioner was very thankful for the discourse, and complimented me on what he called my apostolical earnestness; but he was a courteous man, and I could not trust to him, especially as my lord Eaglesham had told me in secrecy before-it''s true, it was in his gallanting way-that, in speaking of the king''s servant as I had done, I had rather gone beyond the bounds of modern moderation. Altogether, I found neither pleasure nor profit in what was thought so great an honour, but longed for the privacy of my own narrow pasture, and little flock. It was in this visit to Edinburgh that Mrs Balwhidder bought her silver teapot, and other ornamental articles; but this was not done, as she assured me, in a vain spirit of bravery, which I could not have abided, but because it was well known that tea draws better in a silver pot, and drinks pleasanter in a china cup, than out of any other kind of cup or teapot. By the time I got home to the manse, I had been three whole weeks and five days absent, which was more than all my absences together, from the time of my placing; and my people were glowing with satisfaction when they saw us driving in a Glasgow chaise through the clachan to the manse. The rest of the year was merely a quiet succession of small incidents, none of which are worthy of notation, though they were all severally, no doubt, of aught... John Galt, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Annals Of The Parish; Or, The Chronicle Of Dalmailing During The Ministry Of The Rev. Micah Balwhidder Books>Fiction and Literature The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: English fiction; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Religious; Fiction / Christian / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh;<

ISBN: 9781153692335

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