"Give back whatever was more than justice," said the Bishop promptly.
"But that is often impossible, Gilcrist."
"If he has robbed the widow, and she is dead, let him repay the fatherless."
"It is impossible—I tell you, Gilcrist, it is impossible—impossible."
As they were entering the house Thorkell asked if there was truth in the rumor that the wells had been charmed.
"To believe such stories is to be drawn off from a trust in God and a dependence on his good providence," said the Bishop.
"But I must say, brother, that strange things are known to happen. Now I myself have witnessed extraordinary fulfilments."
"Superstition is a forsaking of God, whom we have most need to fly to in trouble and distress," the Bishop answered.
"True—very true—I loathe it; but still it's a sort of religion, isn't it, Gilcrist?"
"So the wise man says—as the ape is a sort of a man."