Chapter 4

           Thesunroseuponatranquilworld,andbeameddownuponthepeacefulvillagelikeabenediction. Breakfastover,AuntPollyhadfamilyworship: itbeganwithaprayerbuiltfromthegroundupofsolidcoursesofScripturalquotations,weldedtogetherwithathinmortaroforiginality; andfromthesummitofthisshedeliveredagrimchapteroftheMosaicLaw,asfromSinai. 

           ThenTomgirdeduphisloins,sotospeak,andwenttoworkto"gethisverses." Sidhadlearnedhislessondaysbefore. Tombentallhisenergiestothememorizingoffiveverses,andhechosepartoftheSermonontheMount,becausehecouldfindnoversesthatwereshorter. AttheendofhalfanhourTomhadavaguegeneralideaofhislesson,butnomore,forhismindwastraversingthewholefieldofhumanthought,andhishandswerebusywithdistractingrecreations. Marytookhisbooktohearhimrecite,andhetriedtofindhiswaythroughthefog: 

           "Blessedarethe—a—a—" 

           "Poor"— 

           "Yes—poor; blessedarethepoor—a—a—" 

           "Inspirit—" 

           "Inspirit; blessedarethepoorinspirit,forthey—they—" 

           "THEIRS—" 

           "ForTHEIRS.Blessedarethepoorinspirit,fortheirsisthekingdomofheaven. Blessedaretheythatmourn,forthey—they—" 

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