"We don't deserve it, and I feel dreadfully ashamed of myself," said Florence, meekly.
"I think Mr. Atkinson put our heads in the fire," said Dimple, soberly.
"What do you mean?" her mother asked.
"Why, isn't that what the Bible says when any one does something very kind to you after you have been mean to him?"
Mrs. Dallas laughed. "You mean he heaped coals of fire on your head; that is the expression the Bible uses."
"It's a funny one," Dimple responded, thoughtfully. "Anyhow, mamma, I shall never, never try to break into any one's house again."
"I hope not."
"I really meant to ask you if we could go over there, mamma, but you had gone out. We were in a dreadful trouble for a while."
"Yes, I know, dear. One very little wrong beginning sometimes leads to a great deal of trouble; even grown people find that out."
"Do they? It always seems as if you must know everything, mamma."