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 Mrs. Crompton said; "he's a whited sepulcher, and there are people who think he uses rouge."

"I think poor Schuyler has been punished enough this afternoon," said The Parson, coming over to Priscilla.

"Poor Peterkin! Come over here and sit on my lap," said Mrs. Martin.

Peter and The Parson exchanged places.

"We're very glad to welcome you home, Miss Priscilla," said The Parson, in his genial way.

"Thank you, I'm glad to be home," she answered.

"I suppose it is quite a marked change from the schoolroom to such an atmosphere as this."

"Yes, it is, and I don't know what they're talking about at all; do you?"

He looked at her smilingly. "Not always. You see, their idea is to talk in such a manner as to hide what they really think, and you and I regard conversation as a means of expressing our thoughts."