Netta repeated each sentence after her mother, and when the
prayer was concluded, threw her arms around her, and thanked her for
praying for Howel.
'I cannot deceive you again mother, fach,' she said 'I am going away to
seek Howel, because he cannot come to me. If I should never find him,
mother--but I shall, I know I shall, if I should die on the road--tell
him that I never loved any one but him all my life, and I am sure he
loves me. And now I am at peace with all the world, and have repented of
all my sins. Gladys thinks I shall go to heaven if I die. And I humbly
believe I shall. I feel quite calm and happy in my own mind, only
wishful to go to my poor Howel, who is alone and unhappy. Now, mother, I
will go to bed.'
She went to bed accordingly.
'Let Minette come and say good-night to me, mother,' she said, when Mrs
Prothero had made her comfortable.
Mrs Prothero called the child, and her grandfather brought her upstairs.
'How does my girl feel to-night?' asked Mr Prothero cheerfully.
'Better, father, thank you; quite well indeed. God bless you, darling.
Be a good child to grandmother and Aunt Gladys, and all. God bless you,
father. I think I should like to have Owen and Gladys to wish me
good-night; it is so nice to see you all together.
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