“Yes, sir; I am sure I do not worship images, nor lie, nor swear, nor steal.”
“And you think, then, that you have not broken one of God’s commandments to-day?”
“I do not think I have.”
“O, Rupert, take care!” said Alfred. “I have often said so; but when papa came to talk to me about them, I found that I broke them every day.”
“Let us begin then, Rupert,” said Alfred’s father, “and inquire what the first commandment is.”
CHAPTER XI
THE COMMANDMENTS.
Say not, Too soon
I urge their tottering steps. Should I forbear,
On every side deceitful strangers stand,