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TheretoPunchCostelloroaredoutmainlyEtiennechansonbutheloudlybidthemlo，wisdomhathbuiltherselfahouse，thisvastmajesticlongstablishedvault，thecrystalpalaceoftheCreatorallinapplepieorder，apennyforhimwhofindsthepea。BeholdthemansionrearedbydedalJack，Seethemaltstoredinmanyarefluentsack，IntheproudcirqueofJackjohn’sbivouac。Ablackcrackofnoiseinthestreethere，alack，bawled，back。LoudonleftThorthundered：inangerawfulthehammerhurler。Camenowthestormthathisthisheart。AndMasterLynchbadehimhaveacaretofloutandwitwantonasthegodselfwasangeredforhishellprateandpaganry。Andhethathaderstchallengedtobesodoughtywaxedpaleastheymightallmarkandshranktogetherandhispitchthatwasbeforesohaughtupliftwasnowofasuddenquitepluckeddownandhisheartshookwithinthecageofhisbreastashetastedtherumourofthatstorm。ThendidsomemockandsomejeerandPunchCostellofellhardagaintohisyalewhichMasterLenehanvowedhewoulddoafterandhewasindeedbutawordandablowonanytheleastcolour。ButthebraggartboastercriedthatanoldNobodaddywasinhiscupsitwasmuchwhatindifferentandhewouldnotlagbehindhislead。ButthiswasonlytodyehisdesperationascowedhecrouchedinHorne’shall。HedrankindeedatonedraughttopluckupaheartofanygraceforitthunderedlongrumblinglyoveralltheheavenssothatMasterMadden，beinggodlycertainwhiles，knockedhimonhisribsuponthatcrackofdoomandMasterBloom，atthebraggart’ssidespoketohimcalmingwordstoslumberhisgreatfear，advertisinghowitwasnootherthingbutahubbubnoisethatheheard，thedischargeoffluidfromthethunderhead，lookyou，havingtakenplace，andalloftheorderofanaturalphenomenon。

ButwasyoungBoasthard’sfearvanquishedbyCalmer’swords？No，forhehadinhisbosomaspikenamedBitternesswhichcouldnotbywordsbedoneaway。Andwashethenneithercalmliketheonenorgodlyliketheother？Hewasneitherasmuchashewouldhavelikedtobeeither。ButcouldhenothaveendeavouredtohavefoundagainasinhisyouththebottleHolinessthatthenhelivedwithal？IndeednotforGracewasnottheretofindthatbottle。HeardhetheninthatclapthevoiceofthegodBringforthor，whatCalmersaid，ahubbubofPhenomenon？Heard？Why，hecouldnotbuthearunlesshehadpluggedupthetubeUnderstanding(whichhehadnotdone)。ForthroughthattubehesawthathewasinthelandofPhenomenonwherehemustforacertainonedaydieashewasliketheresttooapassingshow。Andwouldhenotaccepttodieliketherestandpassaway？BynomeanswouldheandmakemoreshowsaccordingasmendowithwiveswhichPhenomenonhascommandedthemtodobythebookLaw。ThenwottedhenoughtofthatotherlandwhichiscalledBelieve-on-Me，thatisthelandofpromisewhichbehovestothekingDelightfulandshallbeforeverwherethereisnodeathandnobirthneitherwivingnormotheringatwhichallshallcomeasmanyasbelieveonit？Yes，PioushadtoldhimofthatlandandChastehadpointedhimtothewaybutthereasonwasthatinthewayhefellinwithacertainwhoreofaneyepleasingexteriorwhosename，shesaid，isBird-in-the-Handandshebeguiledhimwrongwaysfromthetruepathbyherflatteriesthatshesaidtohimas，Ho，youprettyman，turnasidehitherandIwillshowyouabraveplace，andshelayathimsoflatteringlythatshehadhiminhergrotwhichisnamedTwo-in-the-Bushor，bysomelearned，CarnalConcupiscence。

ThiswasitwhatallthatcompanythatsatthereatcommonsinManseofMothersthemostlustedafterandiftheymetwiththiswhoreBird-in-the-Hand(whichwaswithinallfoulplagues，monstersandawickeddevil)theywouldstrainthelastbuttheywouldmakeatherandknowher。ForregardingBelieve-on-Metheysaiditwasnoughtelsebutnotionandtheycouldconceivenothoughtofitfor，first，Two-in-the-Bushwhithersheticedthemwastheverygoodliestgrotandinitwerefourpillowsonwhichwerefourticketswiththesewordsprintedonthem，PickabackandTopsyturvyandShamefaceandCheekbyJowland，second，forthatfoulplagueAllpoxandthemonsterstheycarednotforthem，forPreservativehadgiventhemastoutshieldofoxengutand，third，thattheymighttakenohurtneitherfromOffspringthatwasthatwickeddevilbyvirtueofthissameshieldwhichwasnamedKillchild。Soweretheyallintheirblindfancy，MrCavilandMrSometimesGodly，MrApeSwillale，MrFalseFranklin，MrDaintyDixon，YoungBoasthardandMrCautiousCalmer。Wherein，Owretchedcompany，wereyealldeceivedforthatwasthevoiceofthegodthatwasinaverygrievousragethathewouldpresentlylifthisarmandspilltheirsoulsfortheirabusesandtheirspillingsdonebythemcontrariwisetohiswordwhichforthtobringbrenninglybiddeth。

SoThursdaysixteenthJunePatk。Dignamlaidinclayofanapoplexyandafterharddrought，pleaseGod，rained，abargemancominginbywaterafiftymileorthereaboutwit