the Lord. They had six children, and after giving us a good education,
especially as to our religion, committed us to the providence of a
covenant God to seek our fortunes in the wide world. All of us came to
America, although Moses and John have since returned to England. James is
a farmer in King William County, Francis is minister of York-Hampton
parish, and sister Ruth lives with me, as you know."

A great deal more he told me, which slipped from my memory, for I was
thinking over what he had already said.

"And your mother and father," I asked, as we started back together, "fled
from France rather than give up their faith?"

"Yes," he answered, and smiled down into my eyes, raised anxiously to
his.

"And were persecuted just as the early martyrs were?"

"Yes, very much the same. All of their goods were taken from them, and
they were long in prison."

"But they were never sorry?"

"No, they were never sorry. No one is ever sorry for doing a thing
like that."

I trotted on in silence for a moment, holding tight to his kindly hand,
and revolving this new idea in my mind. At last I looked up at him, big
with purpose.