Jane seemed doubtful. "I could ask them to stop," she said.
"Well, suppose you did. Would angry people mind your asking?"
"I don't know, sir. If they were very angry, I suppose they wouldn't."
"Perhaps not. One thing is certain, Jane; you must have peace in your own heart, to give you the least chance."
"How, Mr. Folke?"
"If you want to put out a fire, you must not stick into it something that will catch."
"That would make the fire worse," said one of the girls.
"Certainly. So if you want to touch quarrelsome spirits with the least hope of softening them, you must be so full of the love of Jesus yourself that nothing but love can come out of your own spirit. You see, it means a good deal to be a peacemaker."
"I always thought that must be one of the easiest things of the whole list," said one of the class.
"You won't find it so, I think; or rather you will find they are all parts of the same character, and the blessing is one. But there are more ways of being a peacemaker. What do you do when the hinge of a door creaks?"