"I--I?
Oh, I'd read some other part of the book," he said.

"But I refuse to think such a crisis possible; you can always find some other meaning in a text, you know." "But, uncle Archie," Helen said, "if one did think the Bible taught something to which one's conscience or one's reason could not assent, it seems to me there could be only one thing to do,--give up the Bible!" "Oh, no," said Dr.Howe, "don't be so extreme, Helen.

There would be many things to do; leave the consideration of slavery, or whatever the supposed wrong was, until you'd mastered all the virtues of the Bible: time enough to think of an alternative then,--eh, Ward?
Well, thank Heaven, the war's over, or we'd have you a rank copperhead.

Come! it's time to go into the house.

I don't want any heavy eyes for to-morrow." "What a speech for a minister's wife, Helen!" Lois cried, as they rose.
"What _would_ people say if they heard you announce that you 'would give up the Bible' ?" "I hope no one will ever hear her say anything so foolish," said Dr.
Howe, but John Ward looked at Lois in honest surprise.
"Would it make any difference what people said ?" he asked.
"Oh, I wasn't speaking very seriously," Lois answered, laughing, "but still, one does not like to say anything which is unusual, you know, about such things.