[15] “Friend,” saidtheother, exchanginghisslowpaceforafullstop, “havingkeptcovenantbymeetingtheehere, ’stof.”
[16] “Sayestthouso?” repliedheoftheserpent, smilingapart.“Letuswalkon, nevertheless, reasoningaswego; .”
[17] “Toofar! toofar!” exclaimedthegoodman, unconsciouslyresuminghiswalk.“Myfatherneverwentintothewoodsonsuchanerrand, ; andshallIbethefirstofthenameofBrownthatevertookthispathandkept” —
[18] “Suchcompany, thouwouldstsay,” observedtheelderperson, interpretinghispause.“Wellsaid, GoodmanBrown! IhavebeenaswellacquaintedwithyourfamilyaswitheveraoneamongthePuritans; andthat’, theconstable, whenhelashedtheQuakerwomansosmartlythroughthestreetsofSalem; anditwasIthatbroughtyourfatherapitch-pineknot, kindledatmyownhearth, tosetfiretoanIndianvillage, inKingPhilip’, both; andmanyapleasantwalkhavewehadalongthispath, .”
[19] “Ifitbeasthousayest,” repliedGoodmanBrown, “Imarveltheyneverspokeofthesematters; or, verily, Imarvelnot, , andgoodworkstoboot, andabidenosuchwickedness.”
[20] “Wickednessornot,” saidthetravellerwiththetwistedstaff, “; theselectmenofdiverstownsmakemetheirchairman; , too — Butthesearestatesecrets.”
[21] “Canthisbeso?” criedGoodmanBrown, withastareofamazementathisundisturbedcompanion.“Howbeit, Ihavenothingtodowiththegovernorandcouncil; theyhavetheirownways, , wereItogoonwiththee, howshouldImeettheeyeofthatgoodoldman, ourminister, atSalemvillage? Oh, hisvoicewouldmakemetremblebothSabbathdayandlectureday.”
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