She explained that the Andersons were threshing their wheat, and had borrowed all our crockery and cutlery--everybody's, in fact, in the neighbourhood--for the use of the men.

Such was the custom round our way.

But the minister did n't mind.

On the contrary, he commended everybody for fellowship and good-feeling, and felt sure that the district would be rewarded.
It took the Rev.Macpherson no time to polish off the scone.

When the last of it was disappearing Mother became uneasy again.