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 work that we are ready to do. But you know, sometimes we don't have time to do all that we would like to."

The girl smiled. "Is there anything more important in the world than just to be kind and wise and help where you can?" she asked.

Marjorie hesitated. "There is so much that I want to learn," she said, "and learning takes time."

"Why do you want to learn?" asked the girl. "Think carefully."

Marjorie walked on silently for a little way. At last she said earnestly; "I want to learn more so that I may help more."

"And," said the girl, "do we learn more by studying, or by practicing?practicing?" [sic]

"By practicing," said Marjorie quickly. "When you once know the principle, then the rest comes by practicing and by what you find within. I think I understand. If we always do the work that comes, and study that problem, so as to be able to help wisely, we will be learning all the time, and helping too."

"Yes," said the girl, "it is very important to know how to help wisely."

Marjorie heaved a sigh and glanced down at the dirty little child. "Sometimes it is so hard to be wise," she said, "I wonder why."

Here the Dream gave a funny little giggle and Marjorie looked at him. "What is the matter?" she asked.

"I was just thinking," said the Dream, "of what you said a while ago about mole-hills and