Amy stood a minute, turning the leaves in her hand, reading on each some sweet rebuke for all heartburnings and uncharitableness of spirit.

Many wise and true sermons are preached us every day by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home.

Even a fair table may become a pulpit, if it can offer the good and helpful words which are never out of season.

Amy's conscience preached her a little sermon from that text, then and there, and she did what many of us do not always do, took the sermon to heart, and straightway put it in practice.
A group of girls were standing about May's table, admiring the pretty things, and talking over the change of saleswomen.

They dropped their voices, but Amy knew they were speaking of her, hearing one side of the story and judging accordingly.