A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore]@TWC D-Link book A Romance of Exmoor 8/15 He shall never be condemned before me; but I cannot be everywhere, and some of our Justices may keep short memory of his dinners. Tell him to change his name, turn parson, or do something else, to make it wrong to hang him. Parson is the best thing, he hath such command of features, and he might take his tithes on horseback. Now a few more things, John Ridd; and for the present I have done with thee.' All my heart leaped up at this, to get away from London so: and yet I could hardly trust to it. We pray for him in church perhaps, and we talk about him afterwards, hoping it may do him good, as it is intended. |