"No, it is the Lord's day, and he gives the real rest, and the true pleasure. Which of us gives the best proof of that on a Monday morning, Ellen?" "Of course you expect me to say you, because you happen to get up first." "Yes, I do; your head aches, you are so tired, you wish there was no work to do, and then with a few others you grumble together and find fault with everything because you miss the excitement and the flattery of the day before." "While you and Mary sit at work thinking how good you are," said Ellen, knowing full well the truth of her sister's statement. "We often think how good it is to have a day that no one has a right to interfere with; when we may have time to read, and think, and pray for all the help we need to make us happy and contented to work on the other days, and to remind us that it is not merely to earn money, or serve an earthly mistress, but to serve our heavenly Father. It is so happy, Ellen, to turn from our work for the body to that clothing for a better world prepared for us by our Lord Jesus Christ, which we have nothing to do with the making of, but only to put it on." "All very fine indeed; and you pretend this makes you willing to get to work again on Monday," said Ellen, scornfully. "It makes me happy to be just where God's will makes it my duty to be," replied Jane, meekly. "I'm sure I wonder you condescend to be a milliner; I wonder it isn't much too worldly a business for you." "I thought it was, and wanted to give it up; but Mrs. Davis convinced me that one may earn an honest living in it without being worldly and frivolous." "Well, you needn't expect me to go into partnership with you, and so I shall tell uncle, for you would ruin our prospects at once, I see; but I'm going out now, so good-by." "You have a cold, dear Ellen; pray do not stay out late: you know the evenings are getting chilly, and come on early now. Do take a shawl, in case you should feel cold in that light muslin." But Jane might as well have talked to the muslin itself, and Ellen flitted away as light and thoughtless as ever. Her lesson was to be learned under other teaching. CHAPTER IV. BRIGHTER DAYS. MR. SAUNDERS, in the mean time, had not been unmindful of his nieces' interests, and having heard of a respectable business about to be disposed of, he secured the premises and the good-will of the resigning person, and then went to inform them of their future prospects. To his regret and surprise he was informed that Ellen had been taken seriously ill, and had been removed by Jane's desire. Following Miss Baylis's directions, he soon found himself at the neat little cottage of a respectable widow, whose manners indicated the far superior station of her former days. Here he was received with respect and pleasure by Jane, who explained her reasons for the removal to his entire satisfaction. "And what has made her ill; do you know, Jane?" he asked.