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stitch, and in a trice, at the hr>t si^u ot the visitor she i^oc> preparing
cotYcc, not hctMlin^ tlic protest, tor hospitality is one of the greatest
virtues in this cmiiitry. The visitor want^ a little practice in tlic lan­
guage and again tlic liltle woman turns from her task and patiently
iroos over tlic diffictilt places with tlic ^tiulcnt. And is this all ?
Dctore the visitor leaves she tells Iu*r to o»mc «nround on >uch a
<K\v. and she will i)C ready in intnulucc her im" :i now Arab Iiomc. an<l
"bring1 your hymn-book," slio >ay>. .’f"r they like m•叫inf At tile
appointed day we find her ready. l)ahy on one arm. Bible under the
other, a lu^pcful clin<；iii^ to her skirt. The people welcome her gladly
::.:'W:•:v as we cuter the women's meeting-room, and after she ha^ introrluced
her triciul to rich and poor, >he is askc«l to road from her l)ook. With
her native fluency »-)t* speech, aiul with a 11 care full of sympathy, ac-
quircil in life's hard school，she expounds tlio Word. I have seen
people ask licr time and again to come on a certain day wliou they
may not he disturbed by idle (jiicstioncrs. How she rejoices on her
way homo to have knockerl on the licarts ot these liglu-sceking- people.
Xow. surely, this is enough for a helper’s wife to ilo. But, no.
It is about nine at night and slie knows the Khatoun (lady) is