If thou attendest unto God and unto thyself, thou wilt be but little moved with what thou seest abroad.' At the same time, Mr.Prywell was no fool, and no coward, and no hoodwinked witness.

He could tell his tale, when it was demanded of him, with such truth, and with such punctuality, and on such ample grounds, that a conviction of the truth instantly fell on all who heard him.

'Sirs,' said those who heard him break silence, 'it is not irrational for us to believe it,' with such solid arguments and with such an absence of mere suspicion and of all idle tales did he speak.

On one occasion, on a mere 'inkling,' he woke up the guard; only, it was so true an inkling that it saved the city.

But I cannot follow Mr.Prywell any further to-night.