'Aunty Nomyun or Uncle Nomyun,' replied Abe, boiling hot, 'my mother was
a Methodist, and I'll back any blanked Methodist against any blankety
blank long-faced, lantern-jawed, skinflint Presbyterian,' and this
he was eager to maintain to any man's satisfaction if he would step
outside.
Geordie was quite unmoved, but hastened to assure Abe that he meant
no disrespect to his mother, who he had 'nae doot was a clever enough
buddie, tae judge by her son.' Abe was speedily appeased, and offered to
set up the drinks all round. But Geordie, with evident reluctance, had
to decline, saying, 'Na, na, lad, I'm a League man ye ken,' and I was
sure that Geordie at that moment felt that membership in the League had
its drawbacks.
Nor was Geordie too sure of Craig's orthodoxy; while as to Mrs. Mavor,
whose slave he was, he was in the habit of lamenting her doctrinal
condition--
'She's a fine wumman, nae doot; but, puir cratur, she's fair carried awa
wi' the errors o' thae Epeescopawlyuns.'
It fell to Geordie, therefore, as a sacred duty, in view of the laxity
of those who seemed to be the pillars of the Church, to be all the
more watchful and unyielding.
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