“Youthinkyouhave。”saidMrShaw;“youOxfordandCambridgegentlementhinkyouhaveexaminedeverything。Ihaveexaminedverylittlemyselfexceptthebottomsofoldkettlesandsaucepans,butifyouwillanswermeafewquestions,IwilltellyouwhetherornoyouhaveexaminedmuchmorethanIhave。”
Ernestexpressedhisreadinesstobequestioned。
“Then。”saidthetinker,“givemethestoryoftheResurrectionofJesusChristastoldinStJohn’sgospel。”
IamsorrytosaythatErnestmixedupthefouraccountsinadeplorablemanner;heevenmadetheangelcomedownandrollawaythestoneandsituponit。Hewascoveredwithconfusionwhenthetinkerfirsttoldhimwithoutthebookofsomeofhismanyinaccuracies,andthenverifiedhiscriticismsbyreferringtotheNewTestamentitself。
“Now。”saidMrShawgoodnaturedly,“Iamanoldmanandyouareayoungone,soperhapsyou’llnotmindmygivingyouapieceofadvice。Ilikeyou,forIbelieveyoumeanwell,butyou’vebeenrealbadbroughtup,andIdon’tthinkyouhaveeverhadsomuchasachanceyet。Youknownothingofoursideofthequestion,andI