Her way with him was shaped after that which she recognized as God's way with her.

'Speir nae questons, but gang an' du as ye're tellt.' And it was anything but a bad lesson for the boy.

It was one of the best he could have had--that of authority.

It is a grand thing to obey without asking questions, so long as there is nothing evil in what is commanded.

Only grannie concealed her reasons without reason; and God makes no secrets.