. Captains all. ey seemed a poor match for the beady eyeswhich lurked behind a pair of clumsy spec-tacles. 196 TEMPTATION OF BURGE Brother Samuel Burge ? inquired thejeweller, rising. The visitor nodded, and regarding him witha smile charged with fraternal love, took hishand in a huge grip and shook it fer-vently. I am glad to see you, Brother Higgs, hesaid, regarding him fondly. Oh, ow myeyes have yearned to be set upon you ! Oh,ow my ears ave longed to hearken unto thewords of your voice ! He breathed thickly, and taking a seat satwith his hands upon his knees, looking at a finepiece of cold
. Captains all. ey seemed a poor match for the beady eyeswhich lurked behind a pair of clumsy spec-tacles. 196 TEMPTATION OF BURGE Brother Samuel Burge ? inquired thejeweller, rising. The visitor nodded, and regarding him witha smile charged with fraternal love, took hishand in a huge grip and shook it fer-vently. I am glad to see you, Brother Higgs, hesaid, regarding him fondly. Oh, ow myeyes have yearned to be set upon you ! Oh,ow my ears ave longed to hearken unto thewords of your voice ! He breathed thickly, and taking a seat satwith his hands upon his knees, looking at a finepiece of cold beef which the housekeeper hadjust placed upon the table. Is Brother Clark well ? inquired thejeweller, placing a chair for him at the tableand taking up his carving-knife. Dear Brother Clark is in excellent ealth, Ithank you, said the other, taking the profferedchair. Oh! what a man he is; what ainstrument for good. Always stretching outthem blessed hands of is to make one of thefallen a Seventh Day Brother Samuel Bursije? inquired the jeweller, risinc;.The of Samuel Burge] [Pa^e 196 TEMPTATION OF BURGE 197 And success attends his efforts ? said thejeweller. Success, Brother ! repeated Mr. Burge,eating rapidly and gesticulating with his knife. Success aint no name for it. Why, sincethis day last week he has saved three pick-pockets, two Salvationists, one bigamist and aRoman Catholic. Brother Higgs murmured his admiration. You are also a power for good, he said wist-fully. Brother Clark tells me in his letterthat your exhortations have been abundantlyblessed. Mr. Burge shook his head. A lot of itfalls by the wayside, he said modestly, butsome of it is an eye-opener to them as dontentirely shut their ears. Only the day beforeyesterday I ad two jemmies and a dark lanternsent me with a letter saying as ow the ownerhad no further use for em. The jewellers eyes glistened with admirationnot quite untinged with envy. Have youexpounded the Word for long ? he
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