Then old Treffy took up the words, and in a trembling voice added,—
"Amen, Lord; wash us both, me and Christie, wash us white. Please do. Amen."
And then they got up from their knees, and Christie said,—
"We may go to bed now, Master Treffy, for I'm sure He's done it for us."
Thus the man at the gate had received both the trembling old man and the little child, and as they had entered in they had heard a gracious voice very deep down in their hearts, saying to each of them again and again, "Be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee."
CHAPTER VII.
LITTLE MABEL'S SNOWDROPS.
The next morning Christie woke with a happy heart, for he remembered his last night's prayer, and in his simple faith he had taken the Lord at His word, and had believed that the blood of Jesus Christ had cleansed him from all sin.
But old Treffy's doubts and fears came back again. He began to look within, and the remembrance of his sin returned upon him. What if, after all, there was sin on his soul? What if the gates were still closed against him?