Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

“On our way from the meeting, after referring
to the number of guests, we asked Robbins if they
usually had as much company.
“‘Pretty nigh,’ said he; ‘I wish I had kept count
of the number of visitors for the last six months.’
“‘Did they come in such numbers when Bro.
Miller was sick?’ we inquired.
“‘It seemed to make but little difference,’ he
replied.
“We just then passed by the open carriage gate
into the spacious enclosure at the west end of the
house.
“‘It seemed to be the hardest task,’ he
proceeded, ‘to make friends understand that it was
not friendly to visit a sick man in such numbers. I
have had to stand here and keep people out of the
house, and sometimes there were six asking
admission at once.’
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