21/38 "Well, I hate him, and I'll never forgive him for tellin' you such a thing as that." "But, mother, don't you love _the_ Master, and won't you be friendly and forgiving to Benjamin, for _his_ sake? It would give you power; I want you to do so." "I'll think about it, Gretchen. I don't feel quite right about these things, and I'm goin' to have a good talk with Father Lee. The boy has some good in him." "I wish you would tell him that." "Why ?" "Sympathy makes one grow so." "That's so, Gretchen. Only praise a dog for his one good quality, and it will make a good dog of him. |