Ach! how this room smells of smoke!" she said.
"Why, what has the child done now ?" said Dr.Howe.
"You needn't say 'What has she done now ?' as though I was always finding fault," Mrs.Dale answered, "though I do try to do my Christian duty if I see any one making a mistake." "Adele," remarked the rector, with a frankness which was entirely that of a brother, and had no bearing upon his office, "you are always ready enough with that duty of fault-finding." Mr.Dale looked admiringly at his brother-in-law.

"Why don't you think of the duty of praise, once in a while?
Praise is a Christian grace too much neglected.

Don't you think so, Henry ?" But Mrs.Dale answered instead: "I am ready enough to praise when there is occasion for it, but you can't expect me to praise Lois for her behavior to young Forsythe.

Arabella says the poor youth is completely prostrated by the blow." "Bah!" murmured Mr.Dale under his breath; but Dr.Howe said impatiently,-- "What do you mean?
What blow ?" "Why, Lois has refused him!" cried Mrs.Dale.

"What else ?" "I didn't know she had refused him," the rector answered slowly.