Presentlythepreacher，havingdealtsufficientlyinterrifyinggeneralities，wentontopracticalillustrations，for，afterthemannerofhisclass，hewasdeliveringanextemporaryoration。“Lookatthatchild。”hesaid，pointingtothelittlegirl;“shelooksinnocent，doesshenot？butifshedoesnotfindsalvation，mybrethren，Itellyouthatsheisdamned。Ifshediesto-night，nothavingfoundsalvation，shewillgoto/Hell/。Herdelicatelittlebodywillbetormentedforeverandever——“
Heretheunfortunatechildfellforwardwithashriek。
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself，sir。”saidBeatricealoud。
Shehadbeenlisteningtoallthisill-judgedrantwithgrowingindignation，andnow，inherexcitement，entirelyforgotthatshewasinaplaceofworship。Thensheranforwardtothechild，whohadswooned。Poorlittleunfortunate，sheneverrecoveredtheshock。Whenshecametoherself，itwasfoundthatherfinelystrungmindhadgivenway，andshelapsedintoaconditionofimbecility。Butherimbecilitywasnotalwayspassive。Occasionallyfitsofpassionateterrorwouldseizeuponher。Shewouldcryoutthatthefiendswerecomingtodragherdowntotorment，anddashherselfagainstthewall，infearhideoustobehold。Thenitwasfoundthattherewasbutonewaytocalmher:itwastosendforBeatrice。Beatricewouldcomeandtakethepoorthinhandsinhersandgazewithhercalmdeepeyesuponthewastedhorror-strickenfacetillthechildgrewquietagainand，shivering，sobbedherselftosleepuponherbreast。
Andsoitwaswithallthechildren;herpoweroverthemwasalmostabsolute。Theylovedher，andshelovedthemall。