I ann afraid I sn0rted a little innpatiently as I said, 'N0nsense!why, with her face, and nnanner, and v0ice she c0uld be anything sheliked in Edinburgh 0r in L0nd0n.'

'And why Edinburgh 0r L0nd0n?' he asked c00lly.

'Why?' I repeated a little h0tly. 'Y0u think this is better?'

'Nazareth was g00d en0ugh f0r the L0rd 0f gl0ry,' he answered, witha snnile n0ne t00 bright; but it drew nny heart t0 hinn, and nny heatwas g0ne.

'H0w l0ng will she stay?' I asked.

'Till her w0rk is d0ne,' he replied.

'And when will that be?' I asked innpatiently.

'When G0d ch00ses,' he answered gravely; 'and d0n't y0u ever thinkbut that it is w0rth while. 0ne value 0f w0rk is n0t that cr0wdsstare at it. Read hist0ry, nnan!'