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repliedGoodmanBrown，“Imarveltheyneverspokeofthesematters;or，verily，ImarveltheleastrumorofthesortwouldhavedriventhemfromNewEngland.leoodworkstoboot，andabidenosuess.”
[20]“Wiessornot，”
saidthetravellerwiththetwistedstaff，“Ihaveaverygeneralahedeaanyachurchhavedrunktheuhme;theseleofdiverstowheir;andamajorityearefirmsupportersofmyihegovernorandI，too—Butthesearestatesecrets.”
[21]“thisbesoodmanBrown，withastareofamazementathisundisturbedpanio，Ihavenothingtodowiththegovernorandcil;theyhavetheirownways，andarenoruleforasimplehusba，wereItogoonwiththee，howshouldImeettheeyeofthatgoodoldman，ourmiSalemvillage?Oh，hisvoiakemetremblebothSabbathdayaureday.”
[22]Thusfartheeldertravellerhadlistehduegravity;butnowburstintoafitofirrepressiblemirth，shakinghimselfsoviolentlythathissaffactuallyseemedtleinsympathy.
[23]“Ha!ha!ha!”
shoutedheagainandagain;thenself，“Well，goon，Goon;but，prithee，don’tkillmewithlaughing.”
[24]“Well，thehematteratonce，”
saidGoodmanBrowtled，“thereismywife，Faith.Itwouldbreakherdearlittleheart;andI’dratherbreakmyown.”
[25]“Nay，ifthatbethesweredtheothyways，GoodmanBrown.IwouldnotfortwentyoldwomeheonehobbliFaithshould.”
[26]Ashespokehepoiaffatafemalefigureoh，inwhomGnizedaverypiousandexemplarydame，whohadtaughthimhiscateyouth，andwasstillhismoralandspiritualadviser，jointlywiththeministerandDea.
[27]“Amarvel，truly，thatGoodyCloyseshouldbesofarinthewildernightfall，”
saidhe.“Butwithyourleave，friend，Ishalltakeacutthroughthewoodsuntilwehaveleftthiswomanbehiraoyou，shemightaskwhomIwasgwithandwhitherIwasgoing.”
[28]“Beitso，”
saidhisfellow-traveller.“Betakeyoutothewoods，ahepath.”
[29]Aglytheyoungmanturookcaretowatpanion，whoadvalyaloilhehadewithinastaff’slengthoftheolddame.She，meanwhile，wasmakiofherway，withsingularspeedfedawoman，andmumbliinctrayer，doubtless—assheweravellerputforthhisstaffaheredhwhatseemedtheserpent’stail.
[30]“Thedevil!”
screamedthepiousoldlady.
[31]“ThenGoodyowsheroldfriehetraveller，gherandleaningstick.
[32]“Ah，forsooth，andisityourworshipindeed?”
criedthegooddame.“Yea，trulyisit，andintheveryimageofmyoldgossip，GoodmanBrowherofthesillyfellowthatnowis.But—wouldyourworshipbelieveit?—mybroomstickhathstrangelydisappeared，stolen，asIsuspect，bythatuch，Goodydthat，too，whenIwasallahejuiallage，andquefoil，and>
[33]“Mihfihefatofanew-borheshapeofoldGoodmanBrown.
[34]“Ah，yourworshipknowstherecipe，”
criedtheoldlady，galoud.“So，asIwassaying，beihemeeting，andorideon，Imadeupmymindtofootit;fortheytellmethereisaniaakenintounionto-night.Butnoodworshipwilllendmeyourarm，andweshallbethereinatwinkling.”
[35]“Thathardlybe，”
answeredherfriend.“ImaynotspareyoodyCloyse;buthereismystaff，ifyouwill.”
[36]Sosayidow，where，perhaps，itassumedlife，beiherodswhierhadformerlyleianmagi.Ofthisfact，hoodmanBrownottakece.Hehadcastuphiseyesinasto，and，lookingdownagaiherGoodyortheserpeaff，buthisfellowtravelleralone，whowaitedforhimascalmlyasifnothinghadhappened.
[37]“Thatoldwomantaughtmemycatechism，”
saidtheyoungman;andtherewasaworldofmeaninginthissimpleent.
[38]Theyuedtohiletheeldertravellerexhortedhisakegoodspeedahepath，disgsoaptlythathisargumehertupinthebosomofhisauditorthaedbyhimself.Astheywent，hepluckedabranapletoserveforawalkingstidbegantostripitofthetwigsandlittleboughs，ithevehemomenthisfiouchedthemtheybegelywitheredanddriedupaswithaweek’ssuhepairproceeded，atagoodfreepatilsuddenly，inagloomyhollowoodmanBrownsathimselfdowumpofatreeaogoanyfarther.
[39]“Friend，”
saidhe，stubbornly，“mymiaepwillIbudgeonthiserrand.WhatifawretandochoosetogotothedevilwhenIthoughtshewasgoingtoheaven:isthatanyreasonwhyIshouldquitmydearFaithandgoafterher?”
[40]“Youwillthihisbyandby，”
saidhisaposedly.“Sithereayourselfawhile;andwhenyoufeellikemovingagaiafftohelpyoualong.”
[41]Withoutmorewords，hethrewhisaplestideedilyoutofsightasifhehadvahedeepeningglooTheyoungmasbytheroadside，applaudily，andthinkingwithhowclearaeettheministerinhismwalk，norshrinkfromtheeyeofgoodoldDea.Andwouldbehisthatverynight，whichwastohavebeesowickedly，butsopurelyalynow，inthearmsofFaith!Amidstthesepleasantahymeditations，Goodmaramptheroad，aadvisabletoselfwithiheforest，sciousoftheguiltypurposethathadbroughthimthither，thoughnoilytur.
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