"Oh, his particular friends!"
"Yes."
"Did you ever see them?"
"No."
"Did you ever see anybody that did?"
"No."
"Well, we don't put much confidence in your remarks; but we will read your book."
Having read it they say:
"Oh, I perceive that certain signs are to follow them that believe—the sick are to be healed, devils cast out, they are to speak in other tongues, have the gift of prophecy, etc. Do these signs follow you?
"Oh, no!"