I felt just so, and was willing to work and wait with and for my John.' 'So she will be, and I hope they will find it out.

But she is so dutiful and good, I'm afraid she won't let herself be happy.

You would like it, mother ?' 'Heartily; for a better, nobler girl doesn't live.

She is all I want for my son; and I don't mean to lose the dear, brave creature if I can help it.

Her heart is big enough for both love and duty; and they can wait more happily if they do it together--for wait they must, of course.' 'I'm so glad his choice suits you, mother, and he is spared the saddest sort of disappointment.' Daisy's voice broke there; and a sudden rustle, followed by a soft murmur, seemed to tell that she was in her mother's arms, seeking and finding comfort there.
Alice heard no more, and shut her window with a guilty feeling but a shining face; for the proverb about listeners failed here, and she had learned more than she dared to hope.