Page 72 - Fairbrass

the Knight, with an uneasy glance at the
swallow, who, now that the Church was

quiet, flew in again through the window

with a piece of mud in her bill.
( Why, coming to church, I suppose,'
said Fairbrass,

'Y e s ,f said the Knight, (that's what

most people call religion ; but it isn’t/
And here the swallow neatly placed a
patch of mud underneath the poor Knight’s

nostrils.

i There ! ’ said the Knight, 4 That’s
what your friend the swallow comes to
church for. Do please explain to her,

Fairbrass, that, as she doesn’t give any­
thing towards the expenses, she has no

right to throw mud into the face of a
constant member of the congregation, whose

friends paid lots of money for him long ago. ’
The swallow only required the kindly

hint given by Fairbrass, and immediately
withdrew,

‘ What I want to know,’ continued Fair­
brass, * isj why doesn't coming to church