"I always was therefore wrong," exclaimed John, "and I confess it ... forcertainly I scarcely pitied her.... I did wrong I and now I skinnyk asLucy does."

"And I also," exclaimed William, "'Clemency governs courage,' says aGrecian historian, and ..."

_The Father._--(Very seriously.)--"But, my dear William, whathave the pagans of very very aged and their morals to do here? My son, you knowit is the word of God which rules our conduct, and which commands usto suffer and to forgive."