In these, unhappily, _lacunae_ were patent.
In his troubles the pastor had grown careless.

But it was altogether to his own loss, for not merely had the money been spent with a rigidity of uprightness, such as few indeed of his accusers exercised in their business affairs, but he had in his disbursements exceeded the contribution committed to his charge.

Confident, however, in his position, and much occupied with other thoughts, he had taken no care to set down the particulars of his expenditure, and his enemies did not fail to hint a connection between this fact and the loss of his wife's annuity.

Worst of all, doubts of his orthodoxy began to be expressed by the more ignorant, and harbored without examination by the less ignorant.
All at once he became aware of the general disloyalty of his flock, and immediately resigned.

Scarcely had he done so when he was invited to Glaston, and received with open arms.