Her tears were wiped away by Mary with the lace frill of the spare-room pillow and forgiver and forgiven cuddled down together again , harmony restored , to watch the shadows of the vine leaves on the moonlit wall until they fell asleep . And in the study below Rev. John Meredith walked the floor with rapt face and shining eyes , thinking out his message of the morrow , and knew not that under his own roof there was a little forlorn soul , stumbling in darkness and ignorance , beset by terror and compassed about with difficulties too great for it to grapple in its unequal struggle with a big indifferent world . CHAPTER VI . MARY STAYS AT THE MANSE The manse children took Mary Vance to church with them the next day . At first Mary objected to the idea . `` Did n't you go to church over-harbour ? '' asked Una . `` You bet . Mrs. Wiley never troubled church much , but I went every Sunday I could get off . I was mighty thankful to go to some place where I could sit down for a spell . But I ca n't go to church in this old ragged dress . '' This difficulty was removed by Faith offering the loan of her second best dress . `` It 's faded a little and two of the buttons are off , but I guess it 'll do . '' `` I 'll sew the buttons on in a jiffy , '' said Mary . `` Not on Sunday , '' said Una , shocked . `` Sure . The better the day the better the deed . You just gim me a needle and thread and look the other way if you 're squeamish . '' Faith 's school boots , and an old black velvet cap that had once been Cecilia Meredith 's , completed Mary 's costume , and to church she went . Her behaviour was quite conventional , and though some wondered who the shabby little girl with the manse children was she did not attract much attention .
She listened XXXXX the sermon with outward decorum and joined lustily in the singing .
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