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You have not, have you, been guilty toward your husband of any of those excusable acts of violence which may escape a Christian soul when it is struggling against error? For it really is not natural that an honest man should refuse to follow the prescription of the Church. Make a few concessions at first." "I have, father, and perhaps too many," she said, contritely. "What do you mean?"
Blythe drove swiftly by. "So that is how you bring up your boys," said Gilbert with mock severity. "Perhaps I do spoil them a little," said Anne contritely, "but, oh, Gilbert, when I think of my own childhood before I came to Green Gables I haven't the heart to be very strict. How hungry for love and fun I was an unloved little drudge with never a chance to play!
"You graduated at that age, and you took it seriously enough." "It's very different," her mother insisted. "And I'm sure you understand the difference quite well. Higher education was still an experiment for women then one of the things they were fighting for. And those of us by whom the success of the experiment was to be judged ..." "I'm sorry, mother," Portia interrupted contritely.
We'll never forget what you are doing to-day. Yesterday I came home to find my father and mother waiting to be sold out by the sheriff, and go to the poor house; and Reub, I found my brother Reub, rotting to death in Barrington jail." "By gosh, I forgot baout Reub, I declar I did," exclaimed Meshech, contritely. "Give us yer hand," said Israel, "I forgot same ez Meshech, an I misdoubted ye.
"I am sorry," she said earnestly. "It was silly of me." He laughed and sat down. "You see, as eyes you can't afford to think. At other times perhaps I, too, should wander into abstractions, but at present it won't work." "I know it," she admitted contritely. "I won't repeat it." "What," he asked, "is the subject of all this meditation?" She blushed, and her eyes darkened.
Pinkey groaned as he swallowed a drink of water. "And I passed up a turkey dinner to come and eat with you!" "Shan't I cook you some bacon?" asked Wallie, contritely. "I doubt if I ever feel like eatin' agin, but if the cake's thawed out I'll try a chunk of it to take my mind off that stuffin'."
"Why, I never thought that anybody could be tired!" said Polly contritely. "Why didn't you speak sooner?" "Oh, we'll be all right by the time you get back!" laughed Mrs. Albright. "Now run along, every one of you! Shoo! Shoo!" She waved her skirts toward them. It took a good deal of urging, however, to induce Polly to leave Miss Sterling.
"Mr. Store-keeper," she commenced again. I felt like tearing my hair and crying aloud. "Mr. Store-keeper," forsooth. "You appear anxious to misconstrue me. Let me explain, please." I bowed contritely. What else could I do? "This afternoon, I have a piano, boxed, coming by the steamer Siwash. I would like if you could find me some assistance to get it ashore and placed in my house."
"I I don't understand it all," he confessed. "After I knew those fellows were after my patent I cautioned Mr. Burton about letting any strangers see it." A figure came into the doorway of the machine shop. It was that of an elderly man, with steel-rimmed spectacles. His face was grimy with the dirt of metal. "I'm awfully sorry, Russ," he said, contritely.
"How delightful!" she cried, her eyes sparkling. "I don't believe you care," he exclaimed, in surprise. "I should have said how frightful," she corrected, contritely. "This isn't getting you on a train, by any manner of means," he said. "Could I have misunderstood the directions he gave?" He was really disturbed. "And the poor horse seems so tired, too," she said, serenely. "By Jove!
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