Hence every day he felt afresh that he
too was living in the house of God, among the things of the father of
Jesus.
The life-influence of the soutar had already for some time, and in some
measure, been felt at Tiltowie. In a certain far-off way, men seemed to
surmise what he was about, although they were, one and all, unable to
estimate the nature or value of his pursuit. What their idea of him was,
may in a measure be gathered from the answer of the village-fool to the
passer-by who said to him: "Weel, and what's yer soutar aboot the noo?"
"Ow, as usual," answered the _natural_, "turnin up ilka muckle stane to
luik for his maister aneth it!" For in truth he believed that the Lord of
men was very often walking to and fro in the earthly kingdom of his Father,
watching what was there going on, and doing his best to bring it to its
true condition; that he was ever and always in the deepest sense present
in the same, where he could, if he pleased, at any moment or in any spot,
appear to whom he would.
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