s the son of God, come down
from his father to see his brothers, his father's children, and take
home with him to his father those who would go."

"Excuse me," interrupted Miss Carmichael, with a pungent smile: "what
he said was, that if any man believed in him, he should be saved."

"Run along, Davie," said Donal. "I will tell you more of what he said
next lesson. Don't forget what I've told you now."

"No, sir," answered Davie, and ran off.

Donal lifted his hat, and would have gone towards the river. But Miss
Carmichael, stepping forward, said,

"Mr. Grant, I cannot let you go till you answer me one question: do you
believe in the atonement?"

"I do," answered Donal.

"Favour me then with your views upon it," she said.

"Are you troubled in your mind on the subject?" asked Donal.

"Not in the least," she replied, with a slight curl of her lip.

"Then I see no occasion for giving you my views."

"But I insist."

Donald smiled.

"Of what consequence can my opinions be to you, ma'am? Why should you
compel a confession of my faith?"

"As the friend of this family, and the daughter of the clergyman of
this parish, I have a right to ask what your opinions are: you have a
most important charge committed to you--a child for whose soul you have
to account!"

"For that I am accountable, but, pardon me, not to you."

"You are accountable to lord Morven for what you teach his child."

"I am not."

"What! He will turn you away at a moment's notice if you say so to
him."

"I should be quite ready to go. If I were accountable to him for what
I taught, I should of course teach only what he pleased. But do you
suppose I would take any situation on such a condition?"

"It is nothing to me, or his lordship either, I presume, what you would
or would not do."

"Then I see no reason why you should detain me.--Lady Arctura, I did
not offer to give my lesson in the presence of any other than yourself:
I will not do so again. You will be welcome, for you have a right to
know what I am teaching him. If you bring another, except it be my
lord Morven, I will take David to my own room."

With these words he left them.

Lady Arctura was sorely bewildered. She could not but feel that her
friend had not shown to the better advantage, and that the behaviour of
Donal had been dignified. But surely he was very wrong! what he said
to Davie sounded so very different from what was said at church, and by
her helper