He never suspected she was unaware of his presence.

By degrees her voice grew a little louder, and by and by these words reached him: "You know, Davie dear, every sin, whatever it is, deserves God's wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come; and if it had not been that Jesus Christ gave himself to turn away his anger and satisfy his justice by bearing the punishment for us, God would send us all to the place of misery for ever and ever.

It is for his sake, not for ours, that he pardons us." She had not yet ceased when Donal rose in the wrath of love, and came out into the room.
"Lady Arctura," he said, "I dare not sit still and hear such false things uttered against the blessed God!" Lady Arctura started in dire dismay, but in virtue of her breed and her pride recovered herself immediately, drew herself up, and said-- "Mr.Grant, you forget yourself!" "I'm very willing to do that, my lady," answered Donal, "but I must not forget the honour of my God.

If you were a heathen woman I might think whether the hour was come for enlightening you further, but to hear one who has had the Bible in her hands from her childhood say such things about the God who made her and sent his Son to save her, without answering a word for him, would be cowardly!" "What do you know about such things?
What gives you a right to speak ?" said lady Arctura.
Her pride-strength was already beginning to desert her.
"I had a Christian mother," answered Donal, "-- have her yet, thank God!--who taught me to love nothing but the truth; I have studied the Bible from my childhood, often whole days together, when I was out with the cattle or the sheep; and I have tried to do what the Lords tells me, from nearly the earliest time I can remember.

Therefore I am able to set to my seal that God is true--that he is light, and there is no darkness of unfairness or selfishness in him.