30/41 It'll be a good deal like walkin' into the Slough of Despond, but Christian came out on the other side and I guess likely I will, if the supply of soapsuds holds out." When, promptly at ten o'clock, the minister returned from his walk, he found Mrs.Rogers waiting in the sitting room. It is a prime qualification of an alert reporter to be first on the scene of sensation. Mr.Ellery's catechism began. "Kyan" was nervous and embarrassed in the housekeeper's presence. |