Why should we gie him up to the law?
Not but what 'the law is good, if a man use it lawfully.' But see how the lad is weeping.

Dinna mak yoursel' hard to a broken heart, deacon.

God himsel' has promised to listen to it.

You must go back hame and leave him wi' me.

And, John," he said, with an air of triumph, as they stood at the door together, with the snow blowing in their uplifted faces, "John, my dear old brother John, go hame and bless God; for, I tell you, this thing shall turn out to be a great salvation." So John went home, praying as he went, and conscious of a strange hopefulness in the midst of his grief.