"Yes. That, I suppose, is a fair general estimate."
"Of course," I added, "we find, in all communities, certain individuals, who stand out more prominent than the rest—distinguished for good or evil. This appears to be the case here, as well as elsewhere."
"You have already discovered, then, that, even in Moorfield, there are some bad men."
"Oh, yes. There's that John Mason, for instance."
The man looked a little surprised, but remarked, without any change of tone—"So, you have heard of him, have you?"
"Oh, yes."
"As a very bad man?"
"Yes, very well. Have you ever met him?"
"No, and never wish to."
"You've seen him, I presume?"