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“Thatisagoodterm。IfIamanadvocate，IknowmyEmployer’smind，I，whohavetakenHisfee，andamthereforeinhonourboundtoserveHimfaithfully。NowIwilltellyouHismindaboutyou。Itisthatunlessyouchangeyourwaysandrepent，soonyouwillgotohell。Yes，quitesoon，Ithink，foronesofatcannotbeverystrongintheheart。DowhatIbidyou，Madame，orI，theadvocateofGod，havingHisauthority，willcurseyouintheNameofGod，andintheancientformofwhichyoumayhaveheard。“
“Bah!wouldyoufrightenme，thegreatMadameRienneswhohavespiritsatmycommandandwho，asyouadmit，canlayonspellsandtakethemoff。AfleaforyouandyourGod!“
“Spiritsatyourcommand!Yes，someoftheminthere，Ithink，“andhepointedtotheblackbottleonthetable，“andotherstoo，perhaps；I
willnotdenyit。Well，letthemadvance，andwewillseewhoisonthetopofthemountain，I，theoldpaidadvocateofGod，oryouandyourspirits，Madame，“andhookingthehandleofthebigumbrellaoverhiswrist，hefoldedhisarmsandstaredatherthroughthebluespectacles。
MadameRiennesgibberedsomeinvocation，butnothinghappened。
“Iawaityourspirits。Theycannothavegonetobedsoearly，“
remarkedthePasteurlikeanewElijah。
Then，alsolikeElijah，touseavulgarism，he“sailedin“afterawaywhicheventheterrifiedGodfrey，whowascrouchingagainstoneofthepurplecurtains，felttobereallymagnificentwithsuchartisticsenseasremainedtohim。Inhismedi？valLatinwhich，spokenwithaforeignaccent，Godfrey，althoughagoodscholar，couldscarcelyfollowsaveforcertainholynames，hecursedMadameRiennesinsomearchaicbutmosteffectivefashion。Heconsigned，thismuchGodfreymadeout，hersoultohellandherbodytoanumberofthemostuncomfortableexperiences。Hetrailedherinthedustattherearofhistheologicalchariot；hedescendedfromthechariot，sotospeak，andjumpeduponherashehaddoneuponthebeetle；hetosseduphermangledremainsastheholybull，ApisoftheEgyptians，mighthavedonewiththoseofaGreekblasphemer。Then，likeatriumphantpugilist，metaphoricallyhestoodoverherandaskedherifshewantedanymore。
ForalittlewhileMadameRienneswascrushed，alsoveryevidentlyfrightened，forthosewhodealinthesupernaturalareafraidofthesupernatural。Indeed，noneofuswelcomethecurseevenofamalignantanddisappointedbeggar，orofthevenomousgipsyangeredbythisorthat，andmuchlessthatofarighteousmaninspiredbyjustandholyindignation。MadameRiennes，anexpertinthetrade，adealerinmaledictions，wasnotexemptfromthiscommonprejudice。Asshewouldhaveexpressedit，shefeltthathehadthePoweronhisside。
ButMadamewasnocommoncharlatan；shehadstrengthofasort，thoughwhereitcamefromwhocouldsay？Moreover，forallkindsofsecretreasonsofherown，shedesiredtokeepinhergripthisboyGodfrey，whohadshownhimselftobesowonderfulamediumorclairvoyant。Toherhemeantstrengthandfortune；alsoforhimshehadconceivedsomekindofunholylikingintherecessesofherdarksoul。Therefore，shewasnotpreparedtogivehimupwithoutastruggle。
PresentlyMadameseemedtocastofftheinfluenceswithwhichthePasteurhadoverwhelmedher。Whilehismaledictionswereinfullflowshesankinahuddledheapu
