So they put on nightgowns for surplices.
"What can I do?" said Beth, who was tired of always being an audience.
"Take up the collection," said Ethelwyn, "we need some more pennies."
"'The sermon, beloved," said Ethelwyn after the singing, and a little preliminary ritual, "is about Moses and Abiram, who both wanted to be boss of the temple.
"'I will be boss,' said Moses.
"'Not much,' said Abiram, standing on his tippest toes.
"Then they fit, and I've forgotten which one whipped, 'cause we haven't got that far yet; anyway it's lunch time, so do hurry and take up the collection."
