Then why can she not move herself since midnight? This child is desperate! It must come out – my enemies will bring it out. Let me know what you done there. Abigail, do you understand that I have many enemies?
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 1. Reverend Parris, quizzing Abigail about what happened earlier in the woods, is worried over his daughter falling sick. But he is even more worried about people thinking Betty’s illness is a result of witchcraft and possession by the Devil. Protecting his reputation is Parris’s number one priority here.