"Constitutionally opposed to prayer-meetings; or it is too warm, or too damp, or too something, for most of them to go out," Marion said.
And Ruth added:
"It is not wonderful that you find sarcastic people in the world, Marion. The habit grows on you."
"Does it," Marion asked, speaking with sadness. "I am sorry to hear that. I really thought I was improving."
"The question is, can we do anything to improve matters?" Eurie said. "Can't we manage to smuggle some more people into that chapel on Wednesday evenings?"
"Invite them to go, do you mean?" Flossy said, and her eyes brightened. "I never thought of that. We might get our friends to go. Who knows what good might be done in that way? What if we try it?"
Ruth looked gloomy. This way of working was wonderfully distasteful to her. She specially disliked what she called thrusting unpopular subjects on people's attention. But she reflected that she had never yet found a way to work which she did like; so she was silent.
Flossy, according to her usual custom, persistently followed up the new idea.
"Let us try it," she said. "Suppose we pledge ourselves each to bring another to the meeting next week."
"If we can," Marion said, significantly.