All during church, the two boys had warm bottoms to remind them what had just happened and what was waiting for them when they got back home. On the way out after the service, the boys and their sitter shook hands with the minister at the doorway between the main room and the foyer. As they entered the foyer, Belinda encountered the minister’s wife, Mrs Parsons, who was also her old Sunday School teacher and a good friend of both her mother and Mrs Wilkins. Mrs Parsons immediately came over and greeted her warmly. Turning to Johnny, she ruffled his hair and asked him if he was behaving well for Belinda. When Johnny turned red and looked at his feet. Belinda winked at Mrs Parsons and remarked,