26/37 It is not easy to like people who do that." "His wife annoys me. Cannot we make up some plan to put them down a peg or two ?" "We can do nothing against them, my dear." "Why, John ?" "Because 'God beholdeth mischief and spite to requite it.' And after all, these Levys are only trying to win public respect and that by perfectly honorable means. True they are pushing, but no one can push Yorkshire men and women beyond their own opinions and their own interests. In the meantime, they are helpful to the town." "Mrs.Swale, of Woodleigh, told me she had heard that Mrs.Levy came from the Lake District and is a Christian. Do you believe that, John ?" "Not for a minute. |