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ed, eccentric, bigotted priest. Being an old 

 acquaintance of my friend P6pe, he gave us 

 both a cordial embrace, after the mode of 

 the country ; he then looked at me, and in a 

 good-humoured manner said, " Well, you 

 can't be a Protestant, you must be a Roman 

 Catholic." I told him I was a Protestant ; 

 but most tolerant to all other religions, es- 

 pecially his, which was so nearly allied to 

 my own. ** What a pity is it," he replied, 

 that such a soul should be lost,— but no, I 

 will convert you;" and to it in reality he set, 

 as soon as we had finished our meal. After 

 expending all his stock of learning and rhe- 

 toric, he found I puzzled him by some of 

 my answers; when P6pe coming up, said. 

 Take care. Doctor, you will be turning 

 Protestant, and lose your living, for I will 

 inform against you." The Doctor told him 

 he believed Mm to be an incorrigible here- 

 tic, and deserving of excommunication. This 

 gave rise to a regular theological warfare, 



