"I never could guess anything rightly." "What would you think the best thing that could happen ?" said her father.
The child looked intently at the ground for a few seconds, and pursed her rosy little mouth, while the smallest possible frown--the result of intellectual exertion--knitted her fair brow.
"The best thing that could happen," said she, slowly, "would be that all the whole world should become good." "Well done, Alice!" exclaimed her father, laughing; "you have certainly taken the widest possible view of the subject.

But you have soared a little too high; yet you have not altogether missed the mark.

What would you say if, the chiefs of the heathen village were to cast their idols into the fire, and ask me to come over and teach them how to become Christians ?" "Oh! have they _really_ done this ?" cried Alice, in eager surprise.
"Indeed they have.

I have just seen and had! a talk with some of their chief men, and have promised to go over to their village to-morrow.

I came up here just to tell you this, and to say that your friend the widow will take care of you while I am away." "And shall we have no more wars,--no more of these terrible deeds of blood ?" inquired the child, while a shudder passed through her frame at the recollection of what she had heard and seen during her short life on that island.
"I trust not, my lamb.