Not that she was accustomed to tremble at his ways, or to show that she feared him in his paroxysms, but that his voice had been louder than she had before known it.

"I will hold no intercourse with them at Silverbridge in this matter.

Do you hear me, Mary ?" "I hear you, Josiah; but I must keep my word to Mr.Walker.

I promised that I would send to him." "Tell him, then, that I will not stir a foot out of this house on Thursday, of my own accord.

On Thursday I shall be here; and here I will remain all day,--unless they take me hence by force." "But, Josiah--" "Will you obey me, or I shall walk into Silverbridge myself and tell the man that I will not come to him." Then he arose from his chair and stretched forth his hand to his hat as though he were going forth immediately, on his way to Silverbridge.