When they rose from their knees, Hatty’s heart was too full of joy for words. She walked to Marcus’ side, and putting her arm about him, kissed him, with a deep, trusting affection she had never felt before. Now came in Aunt Barbara, leading little Harry, full of glee, while Meg followed, with her usual cheerful skip. “Let us have one more hymn before supper,” said Mrs. Lee, as she gathered the little group around her. “We will have ‘I want to be like Jesus,’ and only those must sing who really feel what they say.” Mrs. Lee began in her own clear, sweet voice. Hatty quickly followed, and Marcus united with her in trembling tones, with sober earnestness. Meg, with her childlike warble, and even little Harry, felt that he wanted to be like Jesus, and tried to lisp in “sweet accord” his Saviour’s name, blending his baby notes with those that fell from Aunt Barbara’s faltering tongue. How welcome to the father’s ear, as he returned from his daily toil, was that evening hymn! At the closing verse his manly tones were heard as a deep, full echo to the rest, while devout thanksgiving filled the mother’s heart. And Hatty—little Hatty—she felt almost too happy for earth; and fully she realized the truth, that “Wisdom’s ways are pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” [Transcriber’s Note: The table below lists all corrections applied to the original text. p. 009: [added pair of quotes] and say, ‘You can’t come in, Meg.’ p. 009: [added open quotes] “Jesus’ little children never quarrel p. 011: obey that consicence -> conscience p. 016: I did’nt know -> didn’t p. 027: [removed wrong quotes] “Marcus was softened -> Marcus p. 058: [normalized] a store of books and play-things -> playthings p. 096: [added period] that love Him in sincerity and truth. ] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Hatty and Marcus, by Aunt Friendly