1. When the Reverend Parris tells Abigail that her punishment will come in its time, he means that punishing her is not currently on the top of his list of priorities. He is concerned "[his] ministry's at stake, [his] ministry and perhaps [her] cousin's life." He knows everyone in the village suspects witchcraft to be at the root of Betty's apparent illness and fears his enemies "will ruin [him] with it." Abigail swears she and Betty did...
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