what he might have had somebody
besides Mrs. Semple! Philippa, for all
her innocence, could not help being
aware that he might have had--almost
anybody! For others of Philly's sex
watched the rapt face there in the pulpit.
When Philippa thought of that,
a slow blush used to creep up to her
very temples. She saw him oftener in
the pulpit than out of it, because
when he came to call on her father
she was apt not to be present.
At first he came very frequently to
see the Irvingite, because he felt it his
duty to "deal" with him; but he made
so little impression that he foresaw the
time when it would be necessary to
say that Ephraim was joined to his
idols. But though it might be right
to "let him alone," he could not stop
calling at Henry Roberts's house; "for,"
he reminded himself, "the believing
daughter may sanctify the unbelieving
father!" He said this once to Dr.
Lavendar, when his roan and old Goliath
met in a narrow lane and paused
to let their masters exchange a word or
two.

"But do you know what the believing