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the horror which it inspired in the minds of men. None knew
who belonged to this ruthless society. The names of the

participators in the deeds of blood and violence done under
the name of religion were kept profoundly secret. The very
friend to whom you communicated your misgivings as to the
Prophet and his mission, might be one of those who would
come forth at night with fire and sword to exact a terrible

reparation. Hence every man feared his neighbour, and
none spoke of the things which were nearest his heart.

进一步了解这个罪恶的组织，只会加深而不是减轻人们思想中已

经被挑起的那种恐惧。谁也不知道，都是哪些人参加了这个残暴的组
织。这些在宗教幌子下进行残酷、血腥行动的人员姓名是绝对保密

的。你把你对于先知及其教会不满的言论讲给某个朋友听，而这个朋
友可能就会是夜晚明火执仗，前来进行恐怖报复的人员之一。因此，

每个人对于他的左邻右舍都不免心怀疑惧，没有任何人敢说出他深藏

心底的话。

One fine morning, John Ferrier was about to set out to
his wheatfields, when he heard the click of the latch, and,
looking through the window, saw a stout, sandy-haired,

middle-aged man coming up the pathway. His heart leapt to
his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham
Young himself. Full of trepidation—for he knew that such a
visit boded him little good—Ferrier ran to the door to greet

the Mormon chief. The latter, however, received his
salutations coldly, and followed him with a stern face into
the sitting-room.

一个晴朗的早晨，约翰·费里尔正打算外出到麦田里去，忽然听到

前门的门闩咔哒响了一下，他从窗口向外一望，只见一个身强体壮、
长着一头淡茶色头发的中年男子沿着小径走了过来。他大吃一惊，因

为进来的不是别人，正是大人物布里格姆·扬本人。他感到十分害怕，
因为他明白，这种访问对他来说是凶多吉少，费里尔赶紧跑到门口，

去迎接这位摩门教的首领。但是，扬对于他的迎接表现得非常冷淡，

他板着面孔，随他进了客厅。