A short time before, Melo would have thought nothing of telling a lie; but she was now a baptized Christian, and had been taught God’s Commandments. Melo knew that one of them is, _Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour_ (Ex. xx. 16). Melo had resolved to keep a strict watch over her lips, for she had learned the text: _Lying lips are abomination to the Lord_ (Prov. xii. 22). “I am afraid to tell my Mem Sahiba a lie,” she replied.