man whispering in your ear, and birds about you; what do you say to it?"
"That it is all false; I am clear."
"Possibly you may apprehend you are no witch; but have you not been led aside by temptations in that way?"
"No, I have not."
"Have you not had visible appearances, more than what is common in nature?"
"I have none; nor ever had in my life."
"Do you think these suffer voluntarily or involuntarily?"
"I can not tell."
"That is strange; every one can judge."
"I must be silent."
"They accuse you of hurting them, and you think it is not unwillingly, but by design; you must then look upon them as murderers."
"I can not tell what to think of it."
This last answer was considered as equivalent to calling them murderers; but this she denied, saying that being a little hard of hearing she did not quite understand the question, and had meant only to say that she could not tell what to make of their conduct.
