StillIwastroubledaboutthismatter,forsomeofthesepriestswereveryfierceandintolerant,andIwassurethatintimetheywouldpushthebusinessfurther。
OnemorethingInoticedaboutKari,namely,thatheshrankfromwomenandindeedseemedtohatethem。Themaidswhohadremainedwithmesincemyuncle\'sdeathnoticedthis,bynatureasitwere,andinrevengewouldnotservehim。Theendofitwasthat,fearinglesttheyshoulddohimsomeevilturnwiththepriestsorotherwise,Isentthemawayandhiredmentotaketheirplace。ThisdistasteofKariforwomenIsetdowntoallthathehadsufferedatthehandsofhisfalseandbeautifulwifenotwronglyasIthink。
CHAPTERV
THECOMINGOFBLANCHE
Oneday,itwasthelastoftheyear,theanniversaryofthedeathofmyunclewhosegoodnessandwisdomIponderedonmoreandmoreastimewentby,havingalittletimetosparefromlargeraffairs,Ichancedtobeintheshopinthefrontofthehouse,which,asJohnGrimmerhadsaid,hekeptasatrapto\"snaretheladybirds,\"andIcontinued,becauseIknewthathewouldnotwishthatanythingshouldbechanged。