|
The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson: the spy and the hangman! And yet there is a candle burning, too.
The good leaven is working, sir - working underneath. Even in this
town there are a few brave spirits, who meet every Wednesday. You
must stay over a day or so, and join us. We do not use this house.
Another, and a quieter. They draw fine ale, however - fair, mild
ale. You will find yourself among friends, among brothers. You
will hear some very daring sentiments expressed!' he cried,
expanding his small chest. 'Monarchy, Christianity - all the
trappings of a bloated past - the Free Confraternity of Durham and
Tyneside deride.'
Here was a devil of a prospect for a gentleman whose whole design
|
