’IwastakenbeforethemagistratesatSilverbridge，andwasbythemcommittedtostandmytrialattheassizestobeholdeninBarchesteronthetwenty—eighthofthismonth。
Withoutdoubt，themagistrateshadnotalternativebuttocommitme，andIamindebtedtothemthattheyhaveallowedmemypresentlibertyuponbail。Thatmysufferingsinallthisshouldhavebeengrievous，youwillunderstand。ButonthatheadIshallnottouch，wereitnotthatIamboundtoexplaintoyouthatmytroubleswithreferencetothisparishofHogglestock，towhichIwasappointedbyyou，havenotbeentheslightestofthosesufferings。Ifeltatfirst，believingthenthattheworldaroundmewouldthinkitunlikelythatsuchaoneasIhadwilfullystolenasumofmoney，thatitwasmydutytomaintainmyselfinmychurch。
Ididsomaintainmyselfagainstanattackmadeuponmebythebishop，whosentovertoHogglestockoneMrThumble，agentlemandoubtlessinholyorders，thoughIknownothingandcanlearnnothingoftheplaceofhiscure，todispossessmeofmypulpitandtoremovemefrommyministrationsamongmypeople。ToMrThumbleIturnedadeafear，andwouldnotlethimsomuchasopenhismouthinsidetheporchofmychurch。UptothistimeImyselfhavereadtheservices，andhavepreachedtothepeople，andhavecontinued，asbestIcould，myvisitstothepoorandmylaboursintheschool，thoughIknow——nooneknowsaswell——howunfittedIamforsuchworkbythegriefwhichhasfallenuponme。
’Thenthebishopsentforme，andIthoughtitbecomingonmyparttogotohim。Ipresentedmyselftohislordshipathispalace，andwasmindedtobemuchgovernedinmyconductbywhathemightsaytome，rememberingthatIamboundtorespecttheoffice，eventhoughImaynotapproveoftheman；andIhumbledmyselfbeforehislordship，waitingpatientlyforanydirectionswhichheinhisdiscretionmightthinkitpropertobestowonme。Buttherearoseupbetweenusthatverypestilentwoman，hiswife——tohisdismay，seemingly，asmuchastomine——andshewouldletthereplacefornospeechbutherown。Iftherebeaughtcleartomeinecclesiasticalmatters，itisthis——thatnoauthoritycanbedelegatedtoafemale。Thespeciallawsofthisandofsomeothercountriesdoallowthatwomenshallsituponthetemporalthronesoftheearth，butontheloweststepofthethroneoftheChurchnowomanhasbeenallowedtositasbearingauthority，theromantictaleofthewomanPopenotwithstanding。Thereupon，Ileftthepalaceinwrath，feelingmyselfaggrievedthatawomanshouldhaveattemptedtodictatetome，andfindingithopelesstogetaclearinstructionfromhislordship——thewomantakingupthewordwheneverIputaquestiontomylordthebishop。
Nothing，therefore，cameofthatinterviewbutfruitlesslabourtomyself，andanger，ofwhichIhavesincebeenashamed。