ou know, Darby, the just man
falleth seven times a day."

Darby started, and despite of all the influence of his new creed
exclaimed--"Blessed Saints, seven times! Arra when was this, Mr.
M'Slime? Troth, I think, it must be in the owld pagan times long ago,
when the people were different from what they are now."

"You see, Darby, that just men, that is the Elect, have their
privileges."

"Troth, if to fall seven times a day is the privilege of a just man, I'd
never be anything else all my life," replied Darby; "and myself wondhers
that there's e'er an unjust man alive."

"Darby, I fear that Mr. Lucre has not improved your perceptions of
spiritual things."

"Why, as to that, Mr. M'Slime, if you knew Mr. Lucre's piety as well
as I do--however, as you say yourself, sir, it's known, or rather it's
unknown, the piety of that gintleman."

"Well, Darby, between you and me, I am just as well satisfied that
you did not attach yourself, as I expected you would have done, to our
congregation; for, to acknowledge a truth, Darby, which I do in all
charity, I tell you, my friend, that they are awfully Pharisaical, and
wretchedly deficient in a proper sense of Christian justice; I, Darby,
am a proof of it. I mentioned to another person before, Darby, that the
Christian devotion of an act I did, would occasion considerable risk
to my own reputation, and you see it has done so. I shall bear all the
blame, Darby--all shame, Darby--all opprobium, Darby, sooner than
that precious vessel--hitherto precious, I should have said--and yet,
perhaps, precious still--"

"He is a just man, may be," said Darby. "He is, I would trust--sooner, I
say, than that precious vessel should be broken up as unprofitable."

"I suppose he is one of those vessels, sir," said Darby, "that don't
wish to hould any wather, unless when it's mix--"

"He is, or rather was, a brother Elder, Darby; but then, it mattereth
not; I have covered his trangressions with my charity. I permit you to
say as much among your friends in the religious world, whenever you hear
the name of Solomon M'Slime mentioned. It is also due to myself to say
as much."

"I'm afther comin' from Mr. M'Clutchy's, sir," said Darby, "and he
desired me to say that he hopes you'll attend at Mr. M'Loughlin's about
two o'clock, and not to fail, as its to be a busy day wid him. The
sheriffs to be there to put them out."

"I shall not fail, Darby," replied the attorney; "but who comes here,
ridi