" "Probably, however," he continued, "he would have
objected to be treated as a worm."
"They say even a worm will turn, which, if your parson was a large man,
might be serious enough," replied the lawyer. "I remember, when I was a
small boy, thinking that the Kings of Israel kept large men for crushing
their enemies, because they used to say, 'Go and fall upon him, and he
fell upon him and he died.' That might be the way with the human wurrum.
It's not always safe to trust these humble men."
"Corry, you're a profane man; your treatment of sacred things is
scandalously irreverent," said the dominie.
"Who began it?" retorted the victim.
"You did, sir, with your textual lobster can," replied the reprover.
"The ancient Hebrews, in the height of their pride and glory, knew not
the luxury of lobster salad," Coristine remarked, gravely, as if
reciting a piece.
"How do you know that?"
"Because, if I offer a prize of a Trip to the Dark Continent to the
first person buying a copy of our published travels, who finds the word
lobster in the Bible, I shall never have occasion to purchase the
ticket.
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