“Very true,” said Mrs. Chilton; “to do right is not always easy. At first, it is perhaps always hard, but it grows easier and easier, the more we try; till, at last, that which was painful becomes pleasant. Some good person, I forget who, said, “Whenever I want to get over a dislike of any person, I always try to find an opportunity to do him a service.” Tell me, Frank, if you do not feel more kindly towards John Green, since you did him that kindness.”
“Very true,” said Mrs. Chilton; “to do right is not always easy. At first, it is perhaps always hard, but it grows easier and easier, the more we try; till, at last, that which was painful becomes pleasant. Some good person, I forget who, said, “Whenever I want to get over a dislike of any person, I always try to find an opportunity to do him a service.” Tell me, Frank, if you do not feel more kindly towards John Green, since you did him that kindness.”