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THE INTERVENER.
The parson had notions of riding after Sir Oliver, and begged Master Baine to join him.

But the Justice looked down his long nose and opined that no good purpose was to be served; that Tressilians were ever wild and bloody men; and that an angry Tressilian was a thing to be avoided.
Sir Andrew, who was far from valorous, thought there might be wisdom in the Justice's words, and remembered that he had troubles enough of his own with a froward wife without taking up the burdens of others.

Master Godolphin and Sir Oliver between them, quoth the justice, had got up this storm of theirs.

A God's name let them settle it, and if in the settling they should cut each other's throats haply the countryside would be well rid of a brace of turbulent fellows.