第34章

类别:其他 作者:George Borrow字数:9459更新时间:19/01/07 15:19:18
\"Eighteen,sir,lastCandlemas,\"saidthefreckledmaid。 \"Areyourparentsalive?\" \"Mymotheris,sir,butmyfatherisdead。\" \"Whatwasyourfather?\" \"HewasanIrishman,sir!andbootstothisinn。\" \"IsyourmotherIrish?\" \"No,sir,sheisofthisplace;myfathermarriedhershortlyafterhecamehere。\" \"Ofwhatreligionareyou?\" \"Church,sir,Church。\" \"WasyourfatheroftheChurch?\" \"Notalways,sir;hewasoncewhatiscalledaCatholic。HeturnedtotheChurchafterhecamehere。\" \"A’n’tthereagreatmanyMethodistsinBala?\" \"Plenty,sir,plenty。\" \"HowcameyourfathernottogoovertotheMethodistsinsteadoftheChurch?\" \"’Causehedidn’tlikethem,sir;heusedtosaytheywereatrumpery,cheatingset;thattheywouldn’tswear,butwouldliethroughathree—inchboard。\" \"IsupposeyourmotherisaChurch—woman?\" \"Sheisnow,sir;butbeforesheknewmyfathershewasaMethodist。\" \"Ofwhatreligionisthemasterofthehouse?\" \"Church,sir,Church;soisallthefamily。\" \"Whoistheclergymanoftheplace?\" \"MrPugh,sir!\" \"Isheagoodpreacher?\" \"Capital,sir!andsoiseachofhiscurates;heandtheyareconvertingtheMethodistsleftandright。\" \"Ishouldliketohearhim。\" \"Well,sir!thatyoucando。Mymaster,whoisgoingtochurchpresently,willbehappytoaccommodateyouinhispew。\" Iwenttochurchwiththelandlord,atallgentlemanlymanofthenameofJones—OhthateternalnameofJones!Rainwasfallingfast,andweweregladtoholdupourumbrellas。WedidnotgotothechurchatBala,atwhichtherewasnoservicethatmorning,buttothatofalittlevillagecloseby,onthesideofthelake,thelivingofwhichisincorporatedwiththatofBala。Thechurchstandslowdownbythelakeatthebottomofalittlenook。ItsnamewhichisLlanuwchLlyn,isdescriptiveofitsposition,signifyingtheChurchabovetheLake。Itisalong,low,ancientedifice,standingnorth—eastbysouth—west。Thevillageisjustaboveitonarisingground,behindwhichareloftyhillspleasantlydottedwithgroves,trees,andhouses。Theinterioroftheedificehasasomewhatdilapidatedappearance。TheservicewasinWelsh。Theclergymanwasaboutfortyyearsofage,andhadahighly—intelligentlook。Hisvoicewasremarkablyclearanddistinct。Hepreachedanexcellentpracticalsermon,text,14thchapter,22ndverseofLuke,aboutsendingoutservantstoinvitepeopletothesupper。Afterthesermontherewasagatheringforthepoor。 AsIreturnedtotheinnIhadagooddealofconversationwiththelandlordonreligioussubjects。HetoldmethattheChurchofEngland,whichforalongtimehadbeenadown—troddenChurchinWales,hadoflatebeguntoraiseitshead,andchieflyowingtothezealandactivityofitspresentministers;thattheformerministersoftheChurchweregoodmen,buthadnotenergyenoughtosuitthetimesinwhichtheylived;thatthepresentministersfoughttheMethodistpreacherswiththeirownweapons,namely,extemporarypreaching,andbeatthem,winningshoalsfromtheircongregations。HeseemedtothinkthatthetimewasnotfardistantwhentheAnglicanChurchwouldbethepopularaswellastheestablishedChurchofWales。 Findingmyselfratherdullintheinn,Iwentoutagain,notwithstandingthatitrained。IascendedthetomanormoundwhichIhadvisitedonaformeroccasion。Nothingcouldbemoredesolateanddrearythanthescenearound。Thewoodswerestrippedoftheirverdureandthehillswerehalfshroudedinmist。Howunlikewasthisscenetothesmiling,gloriousprospectwhichhadgreetedmyeyesafewmonthsbefore。Theraincomingdownwithredoubledviolence,Iwassoongladtodescendandregaintheinn。 ShortlybeforedinnerIwasvisitedbythelandlady,afinetallwomanofaboutfifty,withconsiderableremainsofbeautyinhercountenance。ShecametoaskmeifIwascomfortable。ItoldherthatitwasmyownfaultifIwasnot。Weweresooninveryfriendlydiscourse。Iaskedherhermaidenname。 \"Owen,\"saidshe,laughing,\"which,aftermypresentnameofJones,isthemostcommonnameinWales。\" \"Theywerebothoneandthesameoriginally,\"saidI,\"OwenandJonesbothmeanJohn。\" ShetoowasastaunchmemberoftheChurchofEngland,whichshesaidwastheonlytrueChurch。Shespokeintermsofhighrespectandadmirationofherminister,andsaidthatanewchurchwasbeingbuilt,theoldonenotbeinglargeenoughtoaccommodatethenumberswhothrongedtohearhim。 Ihadanoblegoosefordinner,towhichIdidamplejustice。 Aboutfouro’clock,theweatherhavingclearedup,Itookastroll。 Itwasabeautifulevening,thoughraincloudsstillhoveredabout。 IwanderedtothenorthernendofLlynTegid,whichIhadpassedintheprecedingevening。Thewindwasblowingfromthesouth,andtinywaveswerebeatingagainsttheshore,whichconsistedofsmallbrownpebbles。Thelakehascertainlynotitsname,whichsignifiesLakeofBeauty,fornothing。Itisabeautifulsheetofwater,andbeautifullysituated。Itisoblongandaboutsixmilesinlength。Onallsides,excepttothenorth,itisboundedbyhills。Thoseatthesouthernendareverylofty,thetallestofwhichisArran,whichliftsitsheadtothecloudslikeahugeloaf。AsIwanderedonthestrandIthoughtofacertainBritishprinceandpoet,whointheveryoldtimesoughtarefugeinthevicinityofthelakefromtherageoftheSaxons。HisnamewasLlewarchHen,ofwhomIwillnowsayafewwords。 LlewarchHen,orLlewarchtheAged,wasbornaboutthecommencementofthesixthanddiedaboutthemiddleoftheseventhcentury,havingattainedtotheprodigiousageofonehundredandfortyorfiftyyears,whichisperhapsthelotofaboutfortyindividualsinthecourseofamillennium。Ifhewasremarkableforhisyearshewasnolesssoforthenumberofhismisfortunes。HewasoneoftheprincesoftheCumbrianBritons;butCumbriawasinvadedbytheSaxons,andasceneofhorridwarensued。Llewarchandhissons,ofwhomhehadtwenty—four,putthemselvesattheheadoftheirforces,andinconjunctionwiththeotherCumbrianprincesmadeabravebutfruitlessoppositiontotheinvaders。Mostofhissonswereslain,andhehimselfwiththeremaindersoughtshelterinPowys,inthehallofCynddylan,itsprince。ButtheSaxonbillsandbowsfoundtheirwaytoPowystoo。Cynddylanwasslain,andwithhimthelastofthesonsofLlewarch,who,reftofhisprotector,retiredtoahutbythesideofthelakeofBala,wherehelivedthelifeofarecluse,andcomposedelegiesonhissonsandslaughteredfriends,andonhisoldage,allofwhichaboundwithsomuchsimplicityandpathosthattheheartofhimmustbehardindeedwhocanreadthemunmoved。Whilstaprincehewasreveredforhiswisdomandequity,andheissaidinoneofthehistoricaltriadstohavebeenoneofthethreeconsultingwarriorsofArthur。 IntheeveningIattendedserviceintheoldchurchatBala。Theinterioroftheedificewasremarkablyplain;noornamentofanykindwasdistinguishable;thecongregationwasoverflowing,amongstwhomIobservedtheinnkeeperandhiswife,thelittlefreckledmaidandtheboots。TheentireservicewasinWelsh。NexttothepewinwhichIsatwasonefilledwithyoungsingingwomen,allofwhomseemedtohavevoicesofwonderfulpower。Theprayerswerereadbyastrappingyoungcurateatleastsixfeethigh。Thesermonwaspreachedbytherector,andwasacontinuationoftheonewhichIhadheardhimpreachinthemorning。Itwasaverycomfortingdiscourse,asthepreacherclearlyprovedthateverysinnerwillbepardonedwhocomestoJesus。Iwasparticularlystruckwithonepart。ThepreachersaidthatJesus’armsbeingstretchedoutuponthecrosswasemblematicofHissurprisingloveandHiswillingnesstoreceiveanybody。TheserviceconcludedwiththenobleanthemTeyrnasaJesuMawr,\"MayMightyJesusreign!\" TheserviceoverIreturnedtotheparlouroftheinn。ThereIsatforalong—time,loneandsolitary,staringatthefireinthegrate。Iwastheonlyguestinthehouse;agreatsilenceprevailedbothwithinandwithout;sometimesfiveminuteselapsedwithoutmyhearingasound,andthen,perhaps,thesilencewouldbebrokenbyafootstepatadistanceinthestreet。Atlength,findingmyselfyawning,Ideterminedtogotobed。ThefreckledmaidasshelightedmetomyroominquiredhowIlikedthesermon。 \"Verymuch,\"saidI。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"didInottellyouthatMrPughwasacapitalpreacher?\"ShethenaskedmehowIlikedthesingingofthegalswhosatinthenextpewtomine。ItoldherthatIlikeditexceedingly。\"Ah,\"saidshe,\"themgalshavethebestvoicesinBala。TheywereonceMethodygals,andsanginthechapels,butwereconverted,andarenowasgoodChurchasmyself。 Themgalshavebeenthecauseofagreatmanyconvarsions,foralltheyoungfellowsoftheiracquaintanceamongsttheMethodists—\" \"Followthemtochurch,\"saidI,\"andintimebecomeconverted。 That’sathingofcourse。IftheChurchgetsthegirlssheisquitesureofthefellows。\" CHAPTERLXXIV ProceedonJourney—TheLadandDog—OldBala—ThePass— ExtensiveView—TheTwoMen—TheTapNyth—TheMeetingoftheWaters—TheWildValley—DinasMawddwy。 THEMondaymorningwasgloomyandmisty,butitdidnotrain,acircumstancewhichgavemenolittlepleasure,asIintendedtocontinuemyjourneywithoutdelay。AfterbreakfastIbadefarewelltomykindhost,andalsotothefreckledmaid,anddeparted,mysatchelo’ermyshoulderandmyumbrellainmyhand。 IhadconsultedthelandlordonthepreviousdayastowhereIhadbestmakemynexthalt,andhadbeenadvisedbyhimtostopatMallwyd。HesaidthatifIfelttiredIcouldputupatDinasMawddwy,abouttwomilesonthissideofMallwyd,butthatifI werenothewouldadvisemetogoon,asIshouldfindverypooraccommodationatDinas。Onmyinquiringastothenatureoftheroad,hetoldmethatthefirstpartofitwastolerablygood,lyingalongtheeasternsideofthelake,butthatthegreaterpartofitwasveryrough,overhillsandmountains,belongingtothegreatchainofArran,whichconstituteduponthewholethewildestpartofallWales。 PassingbythenorthernendofthelakeIturnedtothesouth,andproceededalongaroadalittlewayabovethesideofthelake。 Thedayhadnowtoacertainextentclearedup,andthelakewasoccasionallygildedbybeamsofbrightsunshine。AfterwalkingalittlewayIovertookaladdressedinawhitegreatcoatandattendedbyatolerablylargeblackdog。IaddressedhiminEnglish,butfindingthathedidnotunderstandmeIbegantotalktohiminWelsh。 \"That’safinedog,\"saidI。 LAD。—Veryfine,sir,andagooddog;thoughyounghehasbeenknowntokillrats。 MYSELF。—Whatishisname? LAD。—HisnameisToby,sir。 MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourname? LAD。—JohnJones,sir。 MYSELF。—Andwhatisyourfather’s? LAD。—WaladrJones,sir。 MYSELF。—IsWaladrthesameasCadwaladr? LAD。—Intruth,sir,itis。 MYSELF。—Thatisafinename。 LAD。—Itis,sir;Ihaveheardmyfathersaythatitwasthenameofaking。 MYSELF。—Whatisyourfather? LAD。—Afarmer,sir。 MYSELF。—Doeshefarmhisownland? LAD。—Hedoesnot,sir;heistenanttoMrPriceofHiwlas。 MYSELF。—DoyoulivefarfromBala? LAD。—Notveryfar,sir。 MYSELF。—Areyougoinghomenow? LAD。—Iamnot,sir;ourhomeisontheothersideofBala。Iamgoingtoseearelationuptheroad。 MYSELF。—Balaisaniceplace。 LAD。—Itis,sir;butnotsofineasoldBala。 MYSELF。—Ineverheardofsuchaplace。Whereisit? LAD。—Underthelake,sir。 MYSELF。—Whatdoyoumean? LAD。—Itstoodintheoldtimewherethelakenowis,andafinecityitwas,fulloffinehouses,towers,andcastles,butwithneitherchurchnorchapel,forthepeopleneitherknewGodnorcaredforHim,andthoughtofnothingbutsinginganddancingandotherwickedthings。SoGodwasangrywiththem,andonenight,whentheywereallbusyatsinginganddancingandthelike,Godgavetheword,andthecitysankdownintoUnknown,andthelakeboiledupwhereitoncestood。 MYSELF。—Thatwasalongtimeago。 LAD。—Intruth,sir,itwas。 MYSELF。—BeforethedaysofKingCadwaladr。 LAD。—Idaresayitwas,sir。 Iwalkedfast,buttheladwasashrewdwalker,andthoughencumberedwithhisgreatcoatcontrivedtokeeptolerablyupwithme。Theroadwentoverhillanddale,butuponthewholemoreupwardthandownward。Afterproceedingaboutanhourandahalfweleftthelake,tothesouthernextremityofwhichwehadnearlycome,somewhatbehind,andboreawaytothesouth—east,graduallyascending。Atlengththelad,pointingtoasmallfarm—houseonthesideofahill,toldmehewasboundthither,andpresentlybiddingmefarewell,turnedasideupafootpathwhichledtowardsit。 Aboutaminuteafterwardsasmalldelicatefurredcreaturewithawhitemarkrounditsneckandwithalittletailtrailingonthegroundranswiftlyacrosstheroad。Itwasaweaselorsomethingofthatgenus;onobservingitIwasgladthattheladandthedogweregone,asbetweenthemtheywouldprobablyhavekilledit。I hatetoseepoorwildanimalspersecutedandmurdered,losemyappetitefordinnerathearingthescreamsofaharepursuedbygreyhounds,andamsillyenoughtofeeldisgustandhorroratthesquealsofaratinthefangsofaterrier,whichoneofthesportingtribeoncetoldmewerethesweetestsoundsin\"natur。\" Icrossedabridgeoveradeepgulleywhichdischargeditswatersintoariverinavalleyontheright。Arranroseingreatmajestyonthefarthersideofthisvale,itsheadpartlyshroudedinmist。 Thedaynowbecameconsiderablyovercast。IwanderedonovermuchroughgroundtillIcametoacollectionofhousesatthebottomofapassleadingupasteepmountain。SeeingthedoorofoneofthehousesopenIpeepedin,andawomanwhowassittingknittingintheinteriorroseandcameouttome。Iaskedthenameoftheplace。ThenamewhichshetoldmesoundedsomethinglikeTyCapelSaer—theHouseoftheChapeloftheCarpenter。Iinquiredthenameoftheriverinthevalley。Cynllwyd,hoary—headed,sheseemedtosay;buthere,aswellaswithrespecttoherfirstanswer,Ispeakundercorrection,forherWelshwaswhatmyoldfriends,theSpaniards,wouldcallmuycerrado,thatis,closeorindistinct。SheaskedmeifIwasgoingupthebwlch。ItoldherIwas。 \"RatheryouthanI,\"saidshe,lookinguptotheheavens,whichhadassumedaverydismal,nottosayawful,appearance。 PresentlyIbegantoascendthepassorbwlch,agreenhillonmyrightinterceptingtheviewofArran,anotherveryloftyhillonmyleftwithwoodtowardsthesummit。ComingtoalittlecottagewhichstoodontheleftIwenttothedoorandknocked。Asmilingyoungwomanopenedit,ofwhomIaskedthenameofthehouse。 \"TyNant—theHouseoftheDingle,\"shereplied。 \"Doyoulivealone?\"saidI。 \"No;motherliveshere。\" \"AnySaesneg?\" \"No,\"saidshewithasmile,\"S’snegofnousehere。\" Herfacelookedthepictureofkindness。IwasnowindeedinWalesamongsttherealWelsh。Iwentonsomeway。Suddenlytherewasamoaningsound,andraincamedownintorrents。SeeingadesertedcottageonmyleftIwentin。Therewasfodderinit,anditappearedtoservepartlyasabarn,partlyasacow—house。Therainpouredupontheroof,andIwasgladIhadfoundshelter。 Closebehindthisplaceasmallbrookprecipitateditselfdownrocksinfoursuccessivefalls。 TherainhavingceasedIproceeded,andafteraconsiderabletimereachedthetopofthepass。FromthenceIhadaviewofthevalleyandlakeofBala,thelakelookinglikeanimmensesheetofsteel。Aroundhill,however,somewhatinterceptedtheviewofthelatter。Thesceneinmyimmediateneighbourhoodwasverydesolate; mooryhillockswereallaboutmeofawretchedrussetcolour;onmyleft,ontheverycrestofthehillupwhichIhadsolongbeentoiling,stoodablackpyramidofturf,apoleonthetopofit。 Theroadnowworenearlyduewestdownasteepdescent。Arranwasslightlytothenorthofme。I,however,soonlostsightofit,asIwentdownthefarthersideofthehill,whichliesoveragainstittothesouth—east。Thesun,nowdescending,begantoshineout。 ThepassdownwhichIwasnowgoingwasyetwilderthantheoneupwhichIhadlatelycome。Closeonmyrightwasthesteephill’ssideoutofwhichtheroadorpathhadbeencut,whichwashereandthereoverhungbycragsofwondrousforms;onmyleftwasaverydeepglen,beyondwhichwasablack,precipitous,rockywall,fromachasmnearthetopofwhichtumbledwitharushingsoundaslenderbrook,seeminglythecommencementofamountainstream,whichhurriedintoavalleyfarbelowtowardsthewest。WhennearlyatthebottomofthedescentIstoodstilltolookaroundme。Grandandwildwasthescenery。Onmyleftwerenoblegreenhills,thetopsofwhichwerebeautifullygildedbytheraysofthesettingsun。Onmyrightablack,gloomy,narrowvalleyorglenshoweditself;twoenormouscraggyhillsofimmensealtitude,onetothewestandtheothertotheeastoftheentrance;thattotheeastterminatinginapeak。Thebackgroundtothenorthwasawallofrocksformingasemicircle,somethinglikeabentbowwiththeheaddownward;behindthisbow,justinthemiddle,rosetheblackloafofArran。Atorrenttumbledfromthelowerpartofthesemicircle,andafterrunningforsomedistancetothesouthturnedtothewest,thewayIwasgoing。 ObservingahousealittlewaywithinthegloomyvaleIwenttowardsit,inthehopeoffindingsomebodyinitwhocouldgivemeinformationrespectingthiswildlocality。AsIdrewnearthedoortwotallmencameforth,oneaboutsixty,andtheotherabouthalfthatage。Theelderhadasharp,keenlook;theyoungeralumpyandastupidone。Theyweredressedlikefarmers。OnmysalutingtheminEnglishtheelderreturnedmysalutationinthattongue,butinratheragrufftone。Theyoungerturnedawayhisheadandsaidnothing。 \"Whatisthenameofthishouse?\"saidI,pointingtothebuilding。 \"Thenameofit,\"saidtheoldman,\"isTyMawr。\" \"Doyouliveinit?\"saidI。 \"Yes,Iliveinit。\" \"Whatwaterfallisthat?\"saidI,pointingtothetorrenttumblingdownthecragatthefartherendofthegloomyvale。 \"ThefountainoftheRoyalDyfi。\" \"WhydoyoucalltheDyfyroyal?\"saidI。 \"Becauseitisthekingoftheriversintheseparts。\" \"Doesthefountaincomeoutofarock?\" \"Itdoesnot;itcomesoutofalake,allyn。\" \"Whereisthellyn?\" \"OverthatcragatthefootofAranVawr。\" \"Isitalargelake?\" \"Itisnot;itissmall。\" \"Deep?\" \"Very。\" \"Strangethingsinit?\" \"Ibelievetherearestrangethingsinit。\"HisEnglishnowbecamebroken。 \"Crocodiles?\" \"Idonotknowwhatcracadailesbe。\" \"Efync?\" \"Ah!No,Idonottinktherebeefyncdere。HuGadarnindeoldtimekilldeefyncdereandinalldelakesinWales。Hedrawthemoutofthewaterwithhisychainbanoghishumptyoxen,andwhenhegetdemoutheburndeirbodiesondefire,hegoodmanfordat。\" \"Whatdoyoucallthisallt?\"saidI,lookinguptothehighpinnacledhillonmyright。 \"IcallthatTapNythyrEryri。\" \"Isnotthatthetopnestoftheeagles?\" \"Ibelieveitis。Ha!IseeyouunderstandWelsh。\" \"Alittle,\"saidI。\"Arethereeaglestherenow?\" \"No,noeaglenow。\" \"Gonelikeavanc?\" \"Yes,gonelikeavanc,butnotsolong。MyfatherseeeagleonTapNyth,butmyfatherneverseeavancindellyn。\" \"HowfartoDinas?\" \"Aboutthreemile。\" \"Anythievesabout?\" \"No,nothieveshere,butwhatcomefromEngland,\"andhelookedatmewithastrange,grimsmile。 \"Whatisbecomeofthered—hairedrobbersofMawddwy?\" \"Ah,\"saidtheoldman,staringatme,\"IseeyouareaCumro。Thered—hairedthievesofMawddwy!Iseeyouarefromtheseparts。\" \"What’sbecomeofthem?\" \"Oh,dead,hung。Livedlongtimeago;longbeforeeagleleftTapNyth。\" Hespoketrue。Thered—hairedbandittiofMawddwywereexterminatedlongbeforetheconclusionofthesixteenthcentury,afterhavinglongbeentheterrornotonlyofthesewildregionsbutofthegreaterpartofNorthWales。Theywerecalledthered— hairedbandittibecausecertainleadingindividualsamongstthemhadredfoxyhair。 \"Isthatyoungmanyourson?\"saidI,afteralittlepause。 \"Yes,hemyson。\" \"HasheanyEnglish?\" \"No,henoEnglish,butheplentyofWelsh—thatisifheseereason。\" IspoketotheyoungmaninWelsh,askinghimifhehadeverbeenuptotheTapNyth,buthemadenoanswer。 \"Henocareforyourquestion,\"saidtheoldman;\"askhimpriceofpig。\"Iaskedtheyoungfellowthepriceofhogs,whereuponhisfacebrightenedup,andhenotonlyansweredmyquestion,buttoldmethathehadfathogtosell。\"Ha,ha,\"saidtheoldman;\"heplentyofWelshnow,forheseereason。TootherquestionhenoWelshatall,nomorethanEnglish,forheseenoreason。WhatbusinessheonTapNythwitheagle?Hisbusinessdownbelowinstywithpig。Ah,helooklump,buthenofool;knowmoreaboutpigthanyouorI,oranyone’twixthereandMahuncleth。\" HenowaskedmewhereIcamefrom,andonmytellinghimfromBala,hisheartappearedtowarmtowardsme,andsayingthatImustbetired,heaskedmetostepinanddrinkbuttermilk,butIdeclinedhisofferwiththanks,andbiddingthetwoadieu,returnedtotheroad。 Ihurriedalongandsoonreachedavalleywhichaboundedwithtreesandgrass;Icrossedabridgeoverabrook,notwhattheoldmanhadcalledtheDyfi,butthestreamwhosesourceIhadseenhighupthebwlch,andpresentlycametoaplacewherethetwowatersjoined。Justbelowtheconfluenceonafallentreewasseatedamandecentlydressed;hiseyeswerefixedontherushingstream。I stoppedandspoketohim。 HehadnoEnglish,butIfoundhimaverysensibleman。ItalkedtohimaboutthesourceoftheDyfi。Hesaiditwasadisputedpointwhichwasthesource。HehimselfwasinclinedtobelievethatitwasthePistyllupthebwlch。Iaskedhimofwhatreligionhewas。HesaidhewasoftheChurchofEngland,whichwastheChurchofhisfatherandhisgrandfather,andwhichhebelievedtobetheonlytrueChurch。Iinquiredifitflourished。Hesaiditdid,butthatitwasdreadfullypersecutedbyallclassesofdissenters,who,thoughtheywerecontinuallyquarrellingwithoneanother,agreedinonething,namely,topersecutetheChurch。I