"And dat makes yer a sinner, don't it?" said Jimmie.
"Yes, it does, and a bad one, too," said Dave.
Jimmie put his thumb into his mouth to wet it and turned leaf after leaf. At last he said, "Read dat."
Dave took the book and looked hard and long in silence.
"Read her," said Jimmie.
Dave read very slowly: "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners."
"Save what?" asked Jimmie.
"Sinners," said Dave.
"Are yer a sinner, Dave?"
"Yes, I am a bad one."