In spite of his disgust , Telford could not repress a smile at the tone , half-whine , half-snuffle , with which Galletly ended up . `` I think I had better call and see this Mrs. Palmer , '' he said slowly . '' ` Twould be no airthly use , Mr. Telford . Min 'd slam the door in your face if she did nothing worse . She hates ministers and everything that 's good . She has n't darkened a church door for years . She never had any religious tendency to begin with , and when there was such a scandal about her , old Mr. Dinwoodie , our pastor then -- a godly man , Mr. Telford -- he did n't hold no truck with evildoers -- he went right to her to reprove and rebuke her for her sins . Min , she flew at him . She vowed then she 'd never go to church again , and she never has . People hereabouts has talked to her and tried to do her good , but it ai n't no use . Why , I 've heard that woman say there was no God . It 's a fact , Mr. Telford -- I have . Some of our ministers has tried to visit her . They did n't try it more than once . The last one -- he was about your heft -- he got a scare , I tell you . Min just caught him by the shoulder and shook him like a rat ! Did n't see it myself but Mrs. Rawlings did . Ye ought to hear her describin ' of it . '' Galletly chuckled over the recollection , his wicked little eyes glistening with delight . Telford was thankful when they reached the store .
He felt XXXXX he could not endure this man 's society any longer .
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