"The Bishop knows all 'bout it," excused Sandy sturdily, when confronted by Marjorie the next morning. "The Bishop knows that all your clothes are in the bath, with both taps running!" "Well, he does," Sandy repeated, "proberly. He said we were the out-an'-outest dirtiest little grubs he'd ever seen." "That you are--no one will contradict him. But he couldn't know that your clothes were in the bath." "Yes, he would. If they were so dirty, where else could they be? It's all that 'gustin' funderstorm." "Thunderstorm!" echoed Marjorie suspiciously. "That was at ten o'clock. What has that got to do with your clothes and the Bishop?" "Tell you it has. You'd best ask him, if you don't b'lieve me," said Sandy, hurt at her unbelief. "Anyhow, he does know that they was dirty. An' just cos we want to save trouble an' wash 'em ourselves, you're cross an' spiteful. Girls are no good--'cept little uns. What's there to put on? Best be somefink old, cos there's a deal of diggin' to be done." "I shall stop that digging if you make such a mess of yourselves." "You'd best not," said David meaningly, from his bed in the further corner. "If you do, you'll be sorry," he said darkly. END OF CHAPTER SIX. [Illustration: Three Songs of Birth] Three Songs of Birth A _Christmas_ _Sermon_ By the Rev. Hugh Miller, M.A. "Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."--ST. LUKE ii. 13, 14. Three times are we told in Scripture that the angels sang. At the birth of the world, when the foundations of the earth were laid, the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy. When Jesus was born into the world a multitude of the heavenly host praised God and said, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." And when anyone is born again there is joy among the angels in heaven over the sinner that repenteth. The subject of the song in each case is the same: the leading _motif_ of them all is man.