SCENE VII.

MISTRESS AND MAID FIND TO THEIR AMAZEMENT
THAT A CHILD, MORE THAN ALL OTHER GIFTS,
BRINGS HOPE WITH IT, AND FORWARD LOOKING
THOUGHTS 74


SCENE VIII.

JABE AND SAMANTHA EXCHANGE HOSTILITIES, AND
THE FORMER SAYS A GOOD WORD FOR THE
LITTLE WANDERERS 87


SCENE IX.

"NOW THE END OF THE COMMANDMENT IS CHARITY,
OUT OF A PURE HEART" 100


SCENE X.

AUNT HITTY COMES TO "MAKE OVER," AND SUPPLIES
BACK NUMBERS TO ALL THE VILLAGE
HISTORIES 112


SCENE XI.