There was too much real intensity of feeling in it all to leave any room for the ridiculous . So wrapped up in each other were they that I did not even feel superfluous . I set them safely down in Aunt Olivia 's yard and turned homeward , completely forgotten by the pair . But in the moonlight , which flooded the front of the house , I saw something that testified eloquently to the transformation in Aunt Olivia . It had rained that afternoon and the yard was muddy . Nevertheless , she went in at her front door and took Mr. Malcolm MacPherson in with her without even a glance at the scraper ! VIII . The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham 's I refused to take that class in Sunday School the first time I was asked . It was not that I objected to teaching in the Sunday School . On the contrary I rather liked the idea ; but it was the Rev. Mr. Allan who asked me , and it had always been a matter of principle with me never to do anything a man asked me to do if I could help it . I was noted for that . It saves a great deal of trouble and it simplifies everything beautifully . I had always disliked men . It must have been born in me , because , as far back as I can remember , an antipathy to men and dogs was one of my strongest characteristics . I was noted for that . My experiences through life only served to deepen it . The more I saw of men , the more I liked cats . So , of course , when the Rev. Allan asked me if I would consent to take a class in Sunday School , I said no in a fashion calculated to chasten him wholesomely . If he had sent his wife the first time , as he did the second , it would have been wiser . People generally do what Mrs. Allan asks them to do because they know it saves time .
Mrs. Allan talked smoothly XXXXX half an hour before she mentioned the Sunday School , and paid me several compliments .
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