l-e-a-s-t

Updated: June 16, 2025

Of the connection of the verse, and its spiritual significance, Martin knew nothing. The word "l-e-s-t" puzzled him. He would ask somebody about it. When he helped his father with the horses at the barn that evening, Martin questioned his father about the word "l-e-s-t." "Haven't you spelled it wrong?" asked his father. "I guess it's 'l-e-a-s-t' 'least' smallest."

Mary E. (Mary Ellen) Bamford - Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East