She understands it all then.

She understands it all now just as well as if you had told her." "But why should she pursue so fiendishly an innocent girl like Dulcibel, who is not conscious of ever having offended her ?" "Why do tigers slay, and scorpions sting?
Because it is their nature, I suppose," replied Master Putnam philosophically.

"Because, Mistress Dulcibel openly ridiculed and denounced her and the whole witchcraft business.

And you will note that there has not been a single instance of this being done, that the circle of accusers have not seemed maddened to frenzy." "Yes,--there has been one case--your own." "That is true--because I am Thomas Putnam's brother.

And, dupe and tool as he is of that she-wolf, and though there is no great amount of love lost between us--still I am his brother! And that protects me.