But Noel shook his head doubtfully:
"He comes for visits sometimes—at least, he does to me."
"Well, they'll be very short visits," said Inez with much self-assurance.
And then they ran back to the others, and joined in more games, till it was time for Inez to go. Julia came for her. Neither she nor Noel told the others about their talk in church, but when Julia said to her on their way home:
"I hope you've been a good girl. Why you can't always behave like a little lady I can't think!"
Inez quickly rejoined:
"I always behave well with other people who behave well."
Then she added reflectively:
"And now I'm going to be quite a different sort of person. And I'm not going to do what anybody tells me except God. And I'm going to obey Him all my life long, so you needn't bother about me any more, Julia."
Julia stared at her in astonishment: then she said sharply: