"Till you were more like the Lord Jesus?"
"Yes, sir."
"Do you not think the quickest way to grow like Him would be to do and obey every word He says?"
Matilda bowed her head a little.
"You will be more likely to grow good and strong that way than any other; and I am sure the Lord will be more likely to help you if you trust Him, than if you do not trust Him."
"I think so too," Matilda assented.
"Then we will do everything, shall we, that we think our Lord would like to have us do? and we will trust Him to help us through with it?" Mr. Richmond said, with an affectionate look at the child beside him; and Matilda met the look and answered it with another.
"But, Mr. Richmond——"
"What is it?"
"There is one question I should like to ask."