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CHAPTER XVI - THE BISHOP AND THE PRIEST
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She never ventured to insist on her opinion after the bishop had expressed his; but she had an idea that right was right, and wrong wrong,--and that Roman Catholics were wrong, and therefore ought to be put down.

And she thought also that if there were no priests there would be no Roman Catholics.

Mr Barham was, no doubt, a man of good family, which did make a difference.
Mr Barham always made his approaches very gradually.

The taciturn humility with which he commenced his operations was in exact proportion to the enthusiastic volubility of his advanced intimacy.
Mrs Yeld thought that it became her to address to him a few civil words, and he replied to her with a shame-faced modesty that almost overcame her dislike to his profession.

She spoke of the poor of Beccles, being very careful to allude only to their material position.
There was too much beer drunk, no doubt, and the young women would have finery.


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