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DANGER AND HELP.
"A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.
God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation." "The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee." -- BLACKIE.
Dr.Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

It was true, that Rachela and Fray Ignatius could no longer disturb the household by their actual presence, but their power to cause unhappiness was not destroyed.

Among the Mexican families loyal to Santa Anna the dismission of the priest and the duenna had been a source of much indignant gossip; for Rachela was one of those women who cry out when they are hurt, and compel others to share their trouble.

The priest had not therefore found it necessary to explain WHY the Senora had called upon a new confessor.