I fear she will set you bad examples." "I didn't know, mamma; but I thought I was almost old enough to set my _own_ examples! I'm the oldest of the family." Susy said no more about becoming a home-missionary to Annie; for, although she could not quite see the force of her mother's reasoning, she believed her mother was always right.
"But what does she mean by calling me _timid_?
She has blamed me a great deal for being _bold_." Yes, bold Susy certainly was, when there was a fence to climb, a pony to ride, or a storm to be faced; but she was, nevertheless, a little faint-hearted when people laughed at her.

But Susy was learning every day, and this time it had been a lesson in moral courage.

She did not fully understand her mother, however, as you will see by and by..