Of course there's the new lady at the castle, she's a chapel member, and that may make a little difference; but she's not been here long enough to show whether 'twill be worth while to join 'em for the profit o't or whether 'twill not.

No doubt if it turns out that she's of a sort to relieve volks in trouble, more will join her set than belongs to it already.

"Any port in a storm," of course, as the saying is.' 'As for yourself, you are a Churchman at present, I presume ?' 'Yes; not but I was a Methodist once--ay, for a length of time.

'Twas owing to my taking a house next door to a chapel; so that what with hearing the organ bizz like a bee through the wall, and what with finding it saved umbrellas on wet Zundays, I went over to that faith for two years--though I believe I dropped money by it--I wouldn't be the man to say so if I hadn't.

Howsomever, when I moved into this house I turned back again to my old religion.