Glibbans was not present. He was not aware that Miss Mally had an
orthodox corn, or bunyan, that could as little bear a touch from the
royne-slippers of philosophy, as the inflamed gout of polemical
controversy, which had gumfiated every mental joint and member of
that zealous prop of the Relief Kirk. This was indeed the tender
point of Miss Mally's character; for she was left unplucked on the
stalk of single blessedness, owing entirely to a conversation on
this very subject with the only lover she ever had, Mr. Dalgliesh,
formerly helper in the neighbouring parish of Dintonknow. He
happened incidentally to observe, that education was requisite to
promote the interests of religion. But Miss Mally, on that
occasion, jocularly maintained, that education had only a tendency
to promote the sale of books. This, Mr. Dalgliesh thought, was a
sneer at himself, he having some time before unfortunately published
a short tract, entitled, "The moral union of our temporal and
eternal interests considered, with respect to the establishment of
parochial seminaries," and which fell still-born from the press.
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