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Chapter 2 Fellow Travellers

           

           ‘Well!OnedaywhenwetookPettochurchtheretohearthemusic—because,aspracticalpeople,itisthebusinessofourlivestoshowhereverythingthatwethinkcanpleaseher—Mother(myusualnameforMrsMeagles)begantocryso,thatitwasnecessarytotakeherout.“What’sthematter,Mother?”saidI,whenwehadbroughtheralittleround:“youarefrighteningPet,mydear.”“Yes,Iknowthat,Father,”saysMother,“butIthinkit’sthroughmylovinghersomuch,thatitevercameintomyhead.”“Thateverwhatcameintoyourhead,Mother?”“Odear,dear!”criedMother,breakingoutagain,“whenIsawallthosechildrenrangedtierabovetier,andappealingfromthefathernoneofthemhaseverknownonearth,tothegreatFatherofusallinHeaven,Ithought,doesanywretchedmotherevercomehere,andlookamongthoseyoungfaces,wonderingwhichisthepoorchildshebroughtintothisforlornworld,neverthroughallitslifetoknowherlove,herkiss,herface,hervoice,evenhername!”NowthatwaspracticalinMother,andItoldherso.Isaid,“Mother,that’swhatIcallpracticalinyou,mydear.”’

           Theother,notunmoved,assented.

           ‘SoIsaidnextday:Now,Mother,IhaveapropositiontomakethatIthinkyou’llapproveof.LetustakeoneofthosesamelittlechildrentobealittlemaidtoPet.Wearepracticalpeople.Soifweshouldfindhertemperalittledefective,oranyofherwaysalittlewideofours,weshallknowwhatwehavetotakeintoaccount.

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