No- let me instruct you. we cannot look to superstition in this. the devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone and we must look only for his proper signs and judge nothing beforehand, and i must tell you all, that i shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if i should find no trace of hell in this (act i, scene 1). which character said these words? proctor to reverend parris john proctor to abigail reverend hale thomas putnam