’Ifhehas，’saidI，’hehasdoneitunwittingly；Ineverheardbeforethathewasafavourerofthepopishdelusion。’
’Onlyintheory，’saidthemaninblack。’TrustanyoftheclanMac-Sycophantforinterferingopenlyandboldlyinfavourofanycauseonwhichthesundoesnotshinebenignantly。Poperyisatpresent，asyousay，suingforgraceintheseregionsINFORMA
PAUPERIS；butletroyaltyoncetakeitup，letoldgoutyGeorgeoncepatroniseit，andIwouldconsenttodrinkpuddle-waterif，theverynexttimethecannyScotwasadmittedtotheroyalsymposium，hedidnotsay，“Bymyfaith，yereMajesty，Ihavealwaysthought，atthebottomofmyheart，thatpopery，asill-
scrapittonguesca’it，wasaverygrandreligion；IshallbeproudtofollowyourMajesty’sexampleinadoptingit。“’
’Idoubtnot，’saidI，’thatbothgoutyGeorgeandhisdevotedservantwillbemoulderingintheirtombslongbeforeRoyaltyinEnglandthinksaboutadoptingpopery。’