Cissy\'scurlsswungroundwiththeothers。ButshewassurprisedtoseethatMr。Braggswasseatedinoneofthebenchesnearthedoor,andfromthefactofhisholdingahandkerchieftohismouth,andbeinggazedatbyhisneighbors,itwasevidentthatitwashewhohadcoughed。PerhapshehadcometoWestWoodlandstotalktoheraunt!Withthepreacherbeforeher,andherprobablesuitorbehindher,shefeltherselfagainblushing。
BrotherSeabrightcontinued。Yes,hewasWRONG,fortherebeforehim,inthedepthsoftheforest,weretwochildren。Theywerelookingatabushof\"pizonberries,\"——thedeadlynightshade,asitwasfitlycalled,——andonewaswarningtheotherofitsdangerousqualities。
\"Buthowdoyouknowit\'sthe\'pizonberry\'?\"askedtheother。
\"Becauseit\'slarger,andnicer,andbigger,andeasiertogetthantherealgoodones,\"returnedtheother。
Anditwasso。Thuswasthetruthrevealedfromthemouthsofbabesandsucklings;eventheywereconsciousoftemptationandsin!Butheretherewasanotherinterruptionfromthebackbenches,whichproved,however,tobeonlythesuppressedgiggleofaboy——evidentlytheyouthfulherooftheillustration,surprisedintonervoushilarity。