Would he have paid that compliment to the cloth had he been other than a member of that religion "by law established ?" Certainly not.

The point was clear--could not be clearer; so orthodoxy and the new Protestant Cemetery carried the day.
The funeral was a great event--not so far as mutes, feathers and carriages were concerned, for the Chevalier left but little worldly gear, and without hard cash even the most deserving must forego "the trappings and the suits of woe;" but it was a great event, inasmuch as it celebrated the victory of the Church, and the defeat of all schismatics.

The rector himself, complacent and dignified, preached the funeral sermon to a crowded congregation, the following Sunday.

We almost forgot, in fact, that the little Chevalier had any concern in the matter, and regarded it only as the triumph of orthodoxy.
All was not ended, even here.

For some weeks our conjuror continued to be the hero of every pulpit round about.