In which Benny makes a Discovery.
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And, taking down from a shelf her big and much-worn Bible, she opened it at the second of St. Matthew, and began to read in a tremulous voice—
The children listened with wide-open and wondering eyes.
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him."