Therewasastiratthedoor。Allheadsswunginthatdirection——

　　allbutMr。Pepper’s，thatis。TheministerandGracewerecominguptheaisleandbehindthemcameCaptainNatHammondandKeziahCoffin。Natwassmilingandself-possessed。NeverbeforeinhislifehadheenteredtheRegularmeetinghouseasaworshiper，butheseemedtobebearingtheordealbravely。ItwasGrace’sfirstvisittothechurch，also，andshewasplainlyembarrassed。Tobestaredatbyeighty-oddpairsofeyes，andtocatchwhisperedcommentsfromthestarers’tongues，islikelytoembarrassone。

　　Yetthecommentswereallfriendly。

　　“Ideclare！“whisperedMrs。Prince，“Ineverseeherlooksoprettyafore。Iknewshewasthebestlookin’girlinthistown，butI

　　neverrealizedshewasSUCHabeauty。Well，there’sonethingsartin’——we’vegotthehandsomestparsonandparson’swifeinTHIS

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