The 'squire did all in his power, but could not prevent his being
put in chains, and confined among common manufactors, where he
stood like an innocent sheep in the midst of wolves and tygers. --
Lord knows what mought have happened to this pyehouse young man,
if master had not applied to Apias Korkus, who lives with the
ould bailiff, and is, they say, five hundred years old (God bless
us!), and a congeror: but, if he be, sure I am he don't deal with
the devil, otherwise he couldn't have fought out Mr Clinker, as
he did, in spite of stone walls, iron bolts, and double locks,
that flew open at his command; for ould Scratch has not a greater
enemy upon hearth than Mr Clinker, who is, indeed, a very
powerful labourer in the Lord's vineyard. I do no more than yuse
the words of my good lady, who has got the infectual calling;
and, I trust, that even myself, though unworthy, shall find
grease to be excepted. -- Miss Liddy has been touch'd to the quick,
but is a little timorsome: howsomever, I make no doubt, but she,
and all of us, will be brought, by the endeavours of Mr Clinker,
to produce blessed fruit of generation and repentance. -- As for
master and the young 'squire, they have as yet had narro glimpse
of the new light.
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