"
"Oh," said Zoe, "if you know how to do all those things well, there will
be no trouble in finding employment for you."
"But where, dear lady?" Christine asked with hesitation. "We have no
money to pay our way to travel far; we must find the work near at hand,
or not at all."
Zoe gave her husband a look, half inquiring half entreating; but he
seemed lost in thought, and did not see it.
He was anxious to help these poor strangers, yet without wounding the
pride of independence, which he perceived and respected. Presently he
spoke.
"My wife and I live at some distance from here; we are not acquainted in
this vicinity, but know there is plenty of such work as you want in our
own. If you like, I will advance your travelling expenses, and engage to
find employment for you; and you can repay the advance when it suits
you."
The generous offer was accepted with deep gratitude.
The detention of their train lasted some time longer, and presently the
talk about Mormonism was renewed.
It was Alma who began it, by asking if a Mormon's first wife was always
willing that he should take a second.
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