It was his misfortune, not his fault, that he was not a person of quality by birth." "That's very true," said my lady, after a moment's pause for consideration.

"But, although he was a baker, he might have been a Churchman.

Even your eloquence, Miss Galindo, shan't convince me that that is not his own fault." "I don't see even that, begging your pardon, my lady," said Miss Galindo, emboldened by the first success of her eloquence.

"When a Baptist is a baby, if I understand their creed aright, he is not baptized; and, consequently, he can have no godfathers and godmothers to do anything for him in his baptism; you agree to that, my lady ?" My lady would rather have known what her acquiescence would lead to, before acknowledging that she could not dissent from this first proposition; still she gave her tacit agreement by bowing her head.
"And, you know, our godfathers and godmothers are expected to promise and vow three things in our name, when we are little babies, and can do nothing but squall for ourselves.

It is a great privilege, but don't let us be hard upon those who have not had the chance of godfathers and godmothers.