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Chapter XI. Anne’s Impressions of Sunday-School

           TherewerelotsIwantedtoaskher,butIdidn’tliketobecauseIdidn’tthinkshewasakindredspirit.Thenalltheotherlittlegirlsrecitedaparaphrase.SheaskedmeifIknewany.ItoldherIdidn’t,butIcouldrecite,‘TheDogatHisMaster’sGrave’ifsheliked.That’sintheThirdRoyalReader.Itisn’tareallytrulyreligiouspieceofpoetry,butit’ssosadandmelancholythatitmightaswellbe.Shesaiditwouldn’tdoandshetoldmetolearnthenineteenthparaphrasefornextSunday.Ireaditoverinchurchafterwardsandit’ssplendid.Therearetwolinesinparticularthatjustthrillme.

           “‘Quickastheslaughteredsquadronsfell

           InMidian’sevilday.’

           “Idon’tknowwhat‘squadrons’meansnor‘Midian,’either,butitsoundssotragical.IcanhardlywaituntilnextSundaytoreciteit.I’llpracticeitalltheweek.AfterSundayschoolIaskedMissRogerson—becauseMrs.Lyndewastoofaraway—toshowmeyourpew.IsatjustasstillasIcouldandthetextwasRevelations,thirdchapter,secondandthirdverses.Itwasaverylongtext.IfIwasaministerI’dpicktheshort,snappyones.Thesermonwasawfullylong,too.Isupposetheministerhadtomatchittothetext.Ididn’tthinkhewasabitinteresting.Thetroublewithhimseemstobethathehasn’tenoughimagination.Ididn’tlistentohimverymuch.IjustletmythoughtsrunandIthoughtofthemostsurprisingthings

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