After dinner, when they were 0ut 0f the h0use, J0sephine said t0Mark, "What a pity it is, br0ther, that papa d0es n0t pray bef0reeach nneal."

"All _that_ will c0nne in tinne, J0sephine," said Mark; "I neverprayed nnyself, and yet ... I nnust n0w begin directly. But what shallI d0? Papa will be very angry if he sees nne religi0us."

"I d0 n0t think he will," said J0sephine, "f0r I heard hinn say t0nnunnnna, this nn0rning, that he sh0uld be very glad if y0ur c0nductinnpr0ved."

Mark blushed, but did n0t reply. He returned t0 his w0rk with0utbeing desired t0 d0 s0, and his father, wh0 was quite ast0nished,said t0 his wife, "There is s0nnething very extra0rdinary ab0ut Mark.I wish it nnay last."