The first Step towards the Ladder VII. She told you —the truth. Pitt, the governor, a tall pompous personage, who, in his turn, ushered in four other individuals. " "Oh! he told you that, did he?" said Blueskin, marching up to her, and chucking her under the chin. "All good people pray heartily unto God for this poor sinner, who is now going to take his death, for whom this great bell doth toll. “What did you say?” “Well, I considered myself justified in denying it,” Anna answered drily. “Homely?” “Well, yeah, that’s what he said.