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I believe they are attempting great things."
"I would sooner pay off the whole deficit, than go within a mile of
a 'service of song,'" said Jane emphatically.
"Oh, no," put in Garth quickly, noting Myra's look of
disappointment. "It is so good for people to work off their own
debts and earn the things they need in their churches. And 'services
of song' are delightful if well done, as I am sure this will be if
Lady Ingleby's people are in it. Lawson outlined it to me this
morning, and hummed all the principal airs. It is highly dramatic.
Robinson Crusoe--no, of course not! What's the beggar's name? 'Uncle
Tom's Cabin'? Yes, I knew it was something black. Lawson is Uncle
Tom, and the vicar's small daughter is to be little Eva. Miss
Champion, you will walk down with me to the very next rehearsal."
"Shall I?" said Jane, unconscious of how tender was the smile she
gave him; conscious only that in her own heart was the remembrance
of the evening at Overdene when she felt so inclined to say to him:
"Tell me just what you want me to do, and I will do it.


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