It began, sir, in this way," he took up the tale as they reached the wider path, "when the man Weekes fell under a paralytic stroke, Warboise took occasion to call on him.
Perhaps, Brother, you will tell us why." "I saw in his seizure the visitation of God's wrath," said Warboise.
"The man had done me a notorious wrong.

He had been a swindler, and my business was destroyed through him." "Mrs.Weekes said that even the sight of the wretch's affliction did not hinder our Brother from denouncing him.

He sat down in a chair facing the paralytic, and talked of the debt: 'which now,' said he, 'you will never be able to pay.'.

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