But if he hates her and his children, he may be free! What a bounty on conjugal fickleness, on unnatural treatment of offspring!" "Was there no Canada ?" said Mrs.North, biting off her thread.

"O, I recollect; Hagar went there.

I wonder if the angel who remanded her was removed from office, on his return to heaven." "Come, wife," said Mr.North, "there is such a thing as being converted too much.

Please, Sir, will you answer the question as to the consistency of all this with the divine wisdom and goodness ?" "That," said I, "is not the question which you wish to ask." "I do not understand you," said he; "please to explain." "You wish to ask," said I, "how I reconcile these things with your notions of wisdom and benevolence." "Why," said he, "I have my ideas of divine wisdom and goodness, and I wish to make these things square with them." "And that," said I, "is just the rock on which you all split.

Your ideas of the divine goodness must be based on a complete view of the revealed character and conduct of God.