LE LONG DU SENTIER 



he was willing to make a clean breast 

 of it. 



"I would not have you believe that I 

 kept this. It was not possible that I 

 should permit myself thus to make pro- 

 fit from an office, beyond the salary. 

 This, at least, no one shall say of me." 



"But it was yours, man, to do what 

 you pleased with!" 



" That is true." 



"Tell me then, of what folly have you 

 been guilty?" 



"No folly, one would venture to hope ; 

 Monsieur le cure has it, for the poor of 

 his parish." 



The gift was not diminished by the 

 cost of the powder and shot expended! 



It is pleasant to deal with those who 

 do not grudge their services. Never 

 have I heard grumble or complaint at 

 our day beginning too early, or ending 

 too late (some virtue perhaps resides in 

 the pronoun). Here was one little trial 

 of faith. We had been going, laden to 



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