"Such as what?"
"I gave my name for the visiting and helping sick and poor people; for the singing in the school;—I believe that is all, mamma."
"I shall not let you go where there is sickness," said Mrs Candy. "When did you pledge yourself to that ever?"
"When I took the vows of the Church, mamma," Clarissa said, with a little hesitation, "I suppose I engaged to do some of these things."
"Some of them; I have no objection to your singing as much as you like; but as to your going where there are fevers and bad air, and all that sort of thing, I should not be willing at all."
"There will not be much occasion for it in Shadywalk," said Mrs. Englefield. "We have few poor people; there are not many who have not friends of their own to take care of them."
"Anne and Letitia, you have nothing to do with all this?" their aunt asked.
"I have enough to do as it is, Aunt Candy," said Anne.
"And I don't like the new sorts of work, Aunt Erminia," said Letitia.
"I know you wanted to stand up with us this evening, though," said Maria. "You felt bad because you didn't."