Part 14 (1/2)
She stirred herself, put back the curtain, and I saw her face, pale, wasted, but quite coed that my fear was instantly dissipated
”Can it be you, Jane?” she asked, in her own gentle voice
”Oh!” I thought, ”she is not going to die; they are mistaken: she could not speak and look so calot on to her crib and kissed her: her forehead was cold, and her cheek both cold and thin, and so were her hand and wrist; but she smiled as of old
”Why are you come here, Jane? It is past eleven o'clock: I heard it strike some minutes since”
”I came to see you, Helen: I heard you were very ill, and I could not sleep till I had spoken to you”
”You caood-bye, then: you are just in tioing ho home--my last home”
”No, no, Helen!” I stopped, distressed While I tried to devourseized Helen; it did not, however, wake the nurse; when it was over, she lay some minutes exhausted; then she whispered--
”Jane, your little feet are bare; lie down and cover yourself with my quilt”
I did so: she put her ar silence, she resu--
”I am very happy, Jane; and when you hear that I arieve about We allradual: ret me much: I have only a father; and he is lately , I shall escape great sufferings I had not qualities or talents to make my way very well in the world: I should have been continually at fault”
”But where are you going to, Helen? Can you see? Do you know?”
”I believe; I have faith: I a to God”
”Where is God? What is God?”
”My Maker and yours, ill never destroy what He created I rely ioodness: I count the hours till that eventful one arrives which shall restore me to Him, reveal Him to me”
”You are sure, then, Helen, that there is such a place as heaven, and that our souls can get to it e die?”
”I aood; I can resignGod is my father; God is my friend: I love Hiain, Helen, when I die?”
”You will coion of happiness: be received by the saain I questioned, but this tiion? Does it exist?” And I clasped my arms closer round Helen; she seeo; I lay with my face hidden on her neck Presently she said, in the sweetest tone--
”How co has tired me a little; I feel as if I could sleep: but don't leave me, Jane; I like to have you near me”
”I'll stay with you, _dear_ Helen: no one shall take ?”
”Yes”