Mary's, as the
old church was now to be always called.
Mr. Somerville had asked Mrs. Woodbourne to bring all her party to
luncheon at his house, and had added a special invitation to the
children to be present at the opening of the new Sunday-school, which
was to take place between the services. It was however necessary
that someone should stay and superintend what the young people
called, rather contemptuously, 'the old school;' and this Elizabeth
undertook, saying that she did not like to lose one Sunday's teaching
of her own class. Anne was about to offer to remain with her and
assist her, but on Helen's making the same proposal, she thought it
better to give the sisters an opportunity of being alone together,
and, as she was more desirous of doing right than of appearing eager
to be useful, she said nothing of what she had intended. Elizabeth
was much gratified by her sister's voluntary proffer of assistance,
for the head and front of Helen's offences on her return from
Dykelands, had been, that she had loathed the idea of helping to
train the screaming school-girls to sing in church, and had
altogether shewn far less interest in parish matters than Elizabeth
thought their due.
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