You were just a day out , Faith Meredith , and you DID work on Sunday . '' Suddenly Faith burst into a peal of laughter . `` I suppose we did . What a joke ! '' `` It is n't much of a joke for your father , '' said Mary sourly . `` It 'll be all right when people find out it was just a mistake , '' said Faith carelessly . `` We 'll explain . '' `` You can explain till you 're black in the face , '' said Mary , `` but a lie like that 'll travel faster 'n further than you ever will . I 'VE seen more of the world than you and I know . Besides , there are plenty of folks wo n't believe it was a mistake . '' `` They will if I tell them , '' said Faith . `` You ca n't tell everybody , '' said Mary . `` No , I tell you you 've disgraced your father . '' Una 's evening was spoiled by this dire reflection , but Faith refused to be made uncomfortable . Besides , she had a plan that would put everything right . So she put the past with its mistake behind her and gave herself over to enjoyment of the present . Jem went away to fish and Walter came out of his reverie and proceeded to describe the woods of heaven . Mary pricked up her ears and listened respectfully . Despite her awe of Walter she revelled in his `` book talk . '' It always gave her a delightful sensation .
Walter had been reading his Coleridge that day , and he pictured a heaven where `` There were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomed many an incense bearing tree , And there were forests ancient as the hills Enfolding sunny spots XXXXX greenery . ''
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