Isa looked very thoughtful.
"I wish I were sure of it," she said half unconsciously; "she was such a dear little thing."
"Sure of what?" cried Molly indignantly; "can you doubt for a moment that that child is in heaven?"
"If she had only been baptized into the true church. But there, don't look so angry! how can I help wishing it when I know it's the only way to be saved?"
"But you don't know it! you can't know it, because it isn't so. O Isadore, how could you turn Papist and then try to turn Violet?"
"So you've heard about it? I supposed you had," said Isadore coloring. "I suppose too, that Cousin Elsie is very angry with me, and that was why I thought it so unkind in mamma to send me in her place, making an excuse of a headache; not a bad enough one to prevent her coming, I'm sure."
"I don't know how Cousin Elsie feels about it, or even whether she has heard it," said Molly; "though I presume she has, as Vi never conceals anything from her."
"Well I've only done my duty and can't feel that I'm deserving of blame," said Isadore. "But such a time as I've had of it since my conversion became known in the family!"
"Your perversion, you should say," interrupted Molly. "Was Aunt Louise angry?"
"Very; but principally, I could see, because she knew grandpa and Uncle Horace would reproach her for sending me to the convent."