What WILL she say next ?" whispered poor Felicity.
But her martyrdom was over at last.

The minister appeared in the pulpit and Peg subsided into silence.

She folded her bare, floury arms over her breast and fastened her black eyes on the young preacher.

Her behaviour for the next half-hour was decorum itself, save that when the minister prayed that we might all be charitable in judgment Peg ejaculated "Amen" several times, loudly and forcibly, somewhat to the discomfiture of the Young man, to whom Peg was a stranger.

He opened his eyes, glanced at our pew in a startled way, then collected himself and went on.
Peg listened to the sermon, silently and motionlessly, until Mr.
Davidson was half through.