"Man! I could fell yo' to the ground for tempting me. Whatten business have yo' to try me wi' your doubts? Think o' her lying theere, after the life hoo's led; and think then how yo'd deny me the one sole comfort left--that there is a God, and that He set her her life. I dunnot believe she'll ever live again," said he, sitting down, and drearily going on, as if to the unsympathising fire. "I dunnot believe in any other life than this, in which she dreed such trouble, and had such never-ending care; and I cannot bear to think it were all a set o' chances, that might ha' been altered wi' a breath o' wind. There's many a time when I've thought I didna believe in God, but I've never put it fair out before me in words, as many men do. I may ha' laughed at those who did, to brave it out like--but I have looked round at after, to see if He heard me, if so be there was a He; but to-day, when I'm left desolate, I wunnot listen to yo' wi' yo'r questions, and yo'r doubts. There's but one thing steady and quiet i' all this reeling world, and, reason or no reason, I'll cling to that. It's a' very well for happy folk"----

'Man! I could fell yo' to the ground for tempting me. What business have yo' to try me wi' your doubts? Think o' her lying there, after the life hoo's led, and think then how yo'd deny me the one sole comfort left - that there is a God, and that He set her life. I dunnot believe she'll ever live again,' said he, sitting down drearily. 'I dunnot believe in any other life than this, in which she had such never-ending care; and I cannot bear to think it were all a set o' chances. There's many a time when I've thought I didna believe in God, but I've never put it fair out in words. And today, when I'm left desolate, I wunnot listen to your questions, and your doubts. There's but one thing steady and quiet i' all this reeling world, and, reason or no reason, I'll cling to that.'
