Donal lifted his hat, and would have gone towards the river. But Miss Carmichael, stepping forward, said,
“Mr. Grant, I cannot let you go till you answer me one question: do you believe in the atonement?”
“I do,” answered Donal.
“Favour me then with your views upon it,” she said.
“Are you troubled in your mind on the subject?” asked Donal.
“Not in the least,” she replied, with a slight curl of her lip.
“Then I see no occasion for giving you my views.”
“But I insist.”
Donald smiled.
“Of what consequence can my opinions be to you, ma’am? Why should you compel a confession of my faith?”