Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed arbiter of the church's
morals, kept sticking her nose in the other members' private lives.
Church members were
unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain
their silence.

She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of
being an alcoholic after she saw his pickup truck parked in front of
the town's only bar
one afternoon.

She commented to George and others that everyone seeing it there would
know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just walked
away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny; he said nothing.

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of
Mildred's house... and left it there all night!