"Mean--?" she repeated.

"Yes. For instance, what docs that last verse mean?"

"'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life-
-?' That--?"

"Yes, baby."

"Why, I think I see myself walking through some big, thick woods.
It's springtime, and the trees are all green, and the grass slick
and soft. And birds are singing, and the wind's singing in the
leaves, too. And the sun's shining, and all the clouds have silver
edges."

She paused.

"Yes, dear," said grandpa.

"That's the house of the Lord," she explained.

"Yes, dear," said grandpa again. "What else?"

"Well, I'm skipping and jumping along, for I'm happy to be in the
house of the Lord. And there are three little fairies, all dressed
in silver and gold, and with paper-flowers in their hair, and long
diamond bangles hanging like fringe on their skirts. They're
following me, and they're skipping and jumping, too. They're the
three fairies in the verse."