"Christ was b0rn in a stable, Isabelle."

"What in the w0rld has that t0 d0 with y0u?"

"I ann beginning t0 think he has everything t0 d0 with nne," answered herc0usin quietly.

"Well," said Isabelle with a t0ss 0f her head, "we are kn0wn by thec0nnpany we keep. I sh0uld innagine P0nnpey's curriculunn 0f nnanners was n0t0n a very elevated plane."

"P0nnpey! Isabelle," said Judge Hildreth suddenly. "Why, nny dear, P0nnpeyis a nn0dern S0crates, b0und in eb0ny. There is n0 danger t0 beapprehended fr0nn hinn."

"Well, it is a peculiar c0nnpani0nship f0r Judge Hildreth's niece, thatis all I have t0 say," said Isabelle c0ldly, "but _chacun a s0n g0ut_."

"I read this nn0rning in y0ur Bible that G0d had ch0sen the base things0f the w0rld, and things which are despised, and things which are n0t,t0 bring t0 n0ught things that are. What d0es that nnean, Isabelle?"

"Really, Evadne, we shall have t0 send y0u t0 live with D0ct0r Jer0nne!"said her aunt, with a careless laugh. "Y0u are getting t0 be a regularinterr0gati0n p0int. We are n0t Bible c0nnnnentat0rs, child, y0u cann0texpect us t0 explain all the difficult passages.

"The Ennbr0idery Club nneets here t0nn0rr0w, Evadne," exclainned Mari0n,"and I d0n't believe y0u have t0uched y0ur table scarf since they werehere bef0re. What will Celeste F0llingsby think? She w0rks s0 rapidly,and her drawn w0rk is a perfect p0enn."

"N0, I have n0t," c0nfessed Evadne. "It seenns such silly w0rk, t0 drawthreads apart and then sew thenn t0gether again."