And just as Toby was about to sit down to his dinner on the door-steps of a big house close by, the chimes rang out again, and Toby took off his hat and said, "Amen."
"They Broke in Like a Grace, My Dear."
"Amen to the bells, father?"
"They broke in like a grace, my dear," said Trotty; "they'd say a good one if they could, I'm sure. Many's the kind thing they say to me. How often have I heard them bells say, 'Toby Veck, keep a good heart, Toby!' A million times? More!"
"Well, I never!" cried Meg.
"When things is very bad, then it's 'Toby Veck, Toby Veck, job coming soon, Toby!'"
"And it comes—at last, father," said Meg, with a touch of sadness in her pleasant voice.
"Always," answered Toby. "Never fails."