"Who talked about à plomb?" said Miss Bentley.
"You have enough of that, at any rate, Faustina," said Lansing.
"Mrs. St. Clair's child ought to have that," said Miss Macy.
"Ah, but it isn't Christian grace, after all," persisted Faustina. "You want a cross at the top of a pyramid to make it perfect."
"Hush, Faustina!" said Miss Macy.
"It's fair,"—said Miss Bentley.
"You had better not talk about Christian grace, girls. That isn't a matter of opinion."
"Oh, isn't it!" cried St. Clair, half rising up in her bed. "What is it, then?"
Nobody answered.
"I say!—Macy, what is Christian grace—if you know! If you don't know, I'll put you in the way to find out."