\"Itisacommonenoughstoryinthiscountry。Thelittlebabywasfivemonthsold，singularlybrightandattractive。McIntyrehimselfwasquitefoolishaboutit;and，indeed，thewholecongregationwerequiteworkedupoverit。Tooksuddenlyill，somemysterioustrouble;
nodoctorwithinfortymiles;beforehearrivedthebabywasgone。
Theyweredreadfullycutupaboutit。\"
\"I——Inevernoticed，\"saidShock，withasenseofshame。\"Iwasn’tthinking。\"
TherewasnodemonstrationofsympathyonthepartofhispeoplewhenShockreturnedtohiswork。Onebyonetheycameupaftertheeveningservicetoshakehandswithhimandthentoleavehimalone。