The excitement which appeared on the occasion of my first visits, when there was doubt as to the character of the disease, passed away, and never showed itself again during her daughter's illness.

I saw, daily, deeper into her character, which more and more impressed me with its simple grandeur, if I may use the word in this connection.
There was nothing trifling, mean, or unwomanly about her.

Her mind seemed to rest with a profoundly rational, and at the same time child-like trust, in Providence.

Fear did not unnerve her, nor anxiety stay her hands in any thing.

She met me, at every visit, with dignified self-possession, and received my report of the case, each time, without visible emotion.