e Morea,
and has been upwards of thirty-five years in this country, so that he has
almost entirely lost his native language; nevertheless his attachment to
his own country is so strong, that he considers whatever is not Greek to
be utterly barbarous and bad. Though entirely destitute of education he
has, by his strength of character and by a kind of rude eloquence which
he possesses, obtained such a mastery over the minds of the labouring
classes of Seville that to everything he asserts they assent, however his
assertions may shock their prejudices and Spanish pride; so that
notwithstanding he is a foreigner he may at any time become the
_Masaniello_ of Seville. I am happy to be able to add that he is an
honest, industrious man notwithstanding his eccentricities, so that
should I employ him, which I have not yet resolved upon, I may entertain
perfect confidence that his actions will be no disparagement to the book
he vends.

We are continually pressed for Bibles, which of course we cannot supply;
Testaments are held in comparatively little esteem. Allow me to make
here a remark which it is true I ought to have made three years ago; but
we live and learn. It is unwise to print Testaments, and Testaments
alone for Catholic countries. The reason is plain. The Catholic, unused
to Scripture reading, finds a thousand things which he cannot possibly
understand in the New Testament, the foundation of which is the Old.
'Search the Scriptures, for they bear witness to Me,' may well be applied
to this point. It may be replied that New Testaments separate are in
great demand and of infinite utility in England. But England, thanks be
to the Lord, is not Spain; and though an English labourer may read a
Testament and derive from it the most blessed fruit, it does not follow
that a Spanish peasant will enjoy similar success, as he will find many
dark things with which the other is well acquainted and competent to
understand, being versed in the Bible history from his childhood. I
confess however that in the campaign of last summer we could not have
accomplished with Bibles what Providence permitted us to do with
Testaments, the former being far too bulky for rural journeys. In
conclusion, I am glad to be able to say that one of my principal reasons
for leaving Madrid was an inability to answer the pressing demands for
Bibles which came pouring upon me every instant, and to which every
person in the house where I lived can bea