"Well, sir, I suppose, then, I must judge you by what I have heard of you."
This reply so confounded the young man that he could not say a word, and when an old woman in the congregation stood up and told the Beau what she thought about him, the "King of Bath," as he was called, slunk away, and took himself off.
This affair made a great stir in Bath, and when Mr. Wesley went through the town the streets were full of people, hurrying up and down, wanting to see him.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Good out of evil.—What Mr. Wesley preached.—"Hurrah!"—In the prison.—How the wicked Methodists spoiled the woollen trade.—Emilia Wesley says strong things.—In the sunlight.