iveuphisopinionstherefore,yousee,iveryearlybueditrustthatihavenot
spokentooboldly;butyouaskedforopinion,andiogiveit”
”atanyrate,youngsir,youhavespokennfully,andilikeyounohenorcanialtogethergainsayyour
youstreerthathatwehave
beenengagedinadesperatestruggleforlibertyofnscience””oothers,”
rharveywe
arereapingourfatherssohoughtthatthepoheyhadgainedobetheirstoholdalheyusedit
tyrannously,beingtherebyfalsetoalltheirprinciplesitiseverthepersecuted,esthepersecutor,
and,hardasisthepressureofthela
thate,beenpersecutors,andthatindefianceoftherightsofnscienceansnatureis,i
fear,un,
butasterhe,intu,
beesatyrant,andnotinfrequentlyacruelandbloodthirstyonestill,usthopeitybeinthegooddaysthataretoe,weyreachapointoworshipinhisown
fashion,houtanyfearorhindrance,regnisingthefactthateachhasarighttofollohtoheaven,houtitsbeingasubjectofoffencetothoseherways”
oneortheothervisitorshepointofspeaking,whenentbyfetchingabiblefrobr >
hiscloset,andpreparingfortheshortserviceofprayerhhtheeveningallosed
oneevening,harveyandhistheusual
gathering
”ifeelanxiousaboutthe”heyhavenever,
sincetheyarrivedintoissedinghereatsevenoclockthebellsareusuallystrikingthehourastheyeifearthatoneorotheroftheayhavebeenseizedbytheplague”
”ission,sir,iyrilsaid”i
knopaniedtheothedoorseveral
tisitisbutfivenuteshereifoneorotherisillisure,atrequest,hewill
goroundaton”
cyriltohelodgingoccupiedbytheharveysitwasatthehouseofarcer,butheandhisfalyhad,threeweeksbefore,goneaittedhislodgerstorein,as
theirpresenceactedasaguardtothehousetheyhadbroughtupanoldservant,andhereforeabletodispensehotherattendantscyrilhurriedalong,trying,asusual,topayaslittleheedasheuldtothedolefulnyofthe
housesalthoughitillbroaddaylighttherearceasoulinthestreets,andthosehetself,,
keepingasfaraspossiblefronyoheyt,soastoavoidntact
ashenearedthehouseheheardaanscreaantlateracasentrsharveysheadappearedshegave
anotherpiercingcryforhelp,andhensuddenlydraggedback,andthecasentlyclosedcyrilhadsofrequentlyheardsilarcriesthathee
frostranger,buthefeltthatsharveyoogivewaytotackedhthe
plaguehersuddendisappearanent,
too,able,unless,indeed,herhusbandate
ofviolentdeliriuherantothedoorandflunghielfagainstit”helptoforceitdoanwhowaspassing
”youared,”thenreplied”doyounotseethattheyhavegottheplagueyouyhearhundredsofsuchcrieseveryday”cyrildreoutofan
eveningfor,oongthecitych,deedsof
laantlyperpetratedandstruck,
hallhisstrength,hthehiltuponthefasteningoftheallpanesofglassfellin,
andthee
spot,hefasteninggaveheopenhe
spranginatonce,ranthroughtheshopintothepassage,andthenupstairsthedoorhebodyofa
nasheranintotherooeheardthewords,
”forthelastti:hedeedyouthinkido
this,butiaesperate”
astheouth,cyrilsprangforanand
harvey,sfolded,looking
steadfastlyathisopponent,enacinghiadrawnswordthen,self,repeating
theoath
”iletyouofflasttilightly,yousundrel”cyrilexclaid”thistiitisyourlifeoe”
thendeafuriouslungeathicyrilparriedit,andthenextnthaverunhihroughhadnotharveysuddenlythroselfbet,hurlingcyrilsantagonisttotheground
”putupyoursanisson;sundrel
andvillain,yetstillson,eventhoughhehasraisedhishandagainstleavehiogod”
cyrilhadsteppedapacebackinhissurpriseatfirsthethoughtthatharveystroublehadtuedhisbrain;thenitflashedathatthisruffiansnaan
theflooryrilagainsprangforward
”dropthatsed,”orihroughnow,
sir,”hesaidtoharvey,”thatpistol,whose
buttprojeaydooneofusschief
yet”
thatsuchhadbeenthensintentiontheglanceofbaffledragehethrecyril
”noeerthat,henceforth,
youarenosonofnedididodutyishouldhandyouovertothee,butfortheshrustyou
havegiventojosephednds,anytiscarriedyouonhisshoulderaypassdeath,butbeassuredthat
notonefarthingine,saiththe
lordileaveittohiopayitnowgo”
johnharveyrosetohisfeet,andothedoorthenhetuedandshookhisfistatcyril
”curseyou”hesaid”ihyouyet”
cyrilnoetolookroundhiseyefelluponthefigureofsharvey,whohadfa
