If the thing continued, and grew worse, he might be able himself to see who it was.

Why should he not be as able to do it as Abigail Williams, or any other of the "afflicted" circle?
Of course the doctor was not able to answer why; there seemed to be no good reason why one set of "afflicted" people should have a monopoly of the accusing business.
Of course this came very quickly from the Doctor to Mistress Ann Putnam--for he was a regular attendant of that lady, whose nervous system indeed was in a fearful state by this time.

And she puzzled a good deal over it.

Did Master Raymond intend to accuse anyone?
Who was it?
Or was it merely a hint thrown out, that it was a game that two parties could play at?
But then she smiled--she had the two ministers, and through them all the other ministers of the colony--the magistrates and judges--and the advantages of the original position.

Imitators always failed.