Broad delicately put it,
"with an infidel female"--it was determined to call them to account.
There was some difference of opinion, however. It was thought by
some that all reference to the election, direct or indirect, should
be avoided, for the majority in Tanner's Lane was certainly not Tory.
But Brother Bushel seemed to consider this the head and front of the
offence, and declared that if this were not part of the indictment he
would resign. He also was opposed to giving the Allens any
information beforehand, and, if he had been allowed to have his own
way, would not have permitted them to attend. He would have them
"cut off," he said, "there and then, summararlilly." He got into
great difficulties with this last word, and before he could get rid
of it had to shake his head several times. Others thought it would
be dangerous to act in this style; and there seemed no chance of any
agreement, until Mr. Broad once more "healed the incipient division"
by proposing another via media, which was carried. It was determined
that there should be only an allusion to the political charge. It
was to be subsidiary. In fact, it was not to be a political charge
at all, but a moral charge, although, as Mr.
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