Silly, I call it." "Good enough business for us," said Alec.
"Well, what I want to know is," said Mrs Murchison, "whether you are coming to the church you were born and brought up in, Abby, or not, tonight?
There's the first bell." "I'm not going to any church." said Abby.

"I went this morning.

I'm going home to my baby." "Your father and mother," said Mrs Murchison, "can go twice a day, and be none the worse for it.

By the way, Father, did you know old Mrs Parr was dead?
Died this morning at four o'clock.

They telephoned for Dr Drummond, and I think they had little to do, for he had been up with her half the night already, Mrs Forsyth told me." "Did he go ?" asked Mr Murchison.
"He did not, for the very good reason that he knew nothing about it.