“Do you deny these words?—­Yes.

     “Tell us who hurts these.  We came to be a terror to
     evil-doers.  You say you would open our eyes, we are
     blind.—­If you say I am a witch.

     “You said you would show us.

     “(She denied it.)

     “Why do you not now show us?—­I cannot tell:  I do not know.

     “What did you strike the maid at Mr. Tho.  Putnam’s with?—­I
     never struck her in my life.

     “There are two that saw you strike her with an iron rod.—­I
     had no hand in it.

     “Who had?  Do you believe these children are bewitched?—­They
     may, for aught I know:  I have no hand in it.

     “You say you are no witch.  Maybe you mean you never
     covenanted with the Devil.  Did you never deal with any
     familiar?—­No, never.

     “What bird was that the children spoke of?

     “(Then witnesses spoke:  What bird was it?)

     “I know no bird.

     “It may be you have engaged you will not confess; but God
     knows.—­So he doth.

     “Do you believe you shall go unpunished?—­I have nothing to
     do with witchcraft.

     “Why was you not willing your husband should come to the
     former session here?—­But he came, for all.

     “Did not you take the saddle off?—­I did not know what it
     was for.

     “Did you not know what it was for?—­I did not know that it
     would be to any benefit.

     “(Somebody said that she would not have them help to find
     out witches.)

     “Did you not say you would open our eyes?  Why do you not?—­I
     never thought of a witch.

     “Is it a laughing matter to see these afflicted persons?

     “(She denied it.  Several prove it.)

     “Ye are all against me, and I cannot help it.

     “Do not you believe there are witches in the country?—­I do
     not know that there is any.

     “Do not you know that Tituba confessed it?—­I did not hear
     her speak.

     “I find you will own nothing without several witnesses, and
     yet you will deny for all.

     “(It was noted, when she bit her lip, several of the
     afflicted were bitten.  When she was urged upon it that she
     bit her lip, saith she, What harm is there in it?)

     “(Mr. NOYES:  I believe it is apparent she
     practiseth witchcraft in the congregation:  there is no need
     of images.)

     “What do you say to all these things that are apparent?—­If
     you will all go hang me, how can I help it?

     “Were you to serve the Devil ten years?  Tell how many.

“(She laughed.  The children cried there was a yellow-bird with her.  When Mr. Hathorne asked her about it, she laughed.  When her hands were at liberty, the afflicted persons were pinched.)

     “Why do not you tell how the Devil comes in your shape, and
     hurts these?  You said you would.—­How can I know how?