yard. From what evidence Mrs. Kronborg formed her
opinions on this and other matters, it would have been
difficult to say, but once formed, they were unchangeable.
She would no more have questioned her convictions than
she would have questioned revelation. Calm and even-
tempered, naturally kind, she was capable of strong pre-
judices, and she never forgave.

When the doctor came in to see Thea, Mrs. Kronborg
was reflecting that the washing was a week behind, and de-
ciding what she had better do about it. The arrival of a
new baby meant a revision of her entire domestic schedule,
and as she drove her needle along she had been working out
new sleeping arrangements and cleaning days. The doctor
had entered the house without knocking, after making
noise enough in the hall to prepare his patients. Thea
was reading, her book propped up before her in the sun-
light.

"Mustn't do that; bad for your eyes," he said, as Thea
shut the book quickly and slipped it under the covers.

Mrs. Kronborg called from her bed: "Bring the baby
here, doctor, and have that chair. She wanted him in there
for company."

Before the doctor picked up the baby, he put a yellow