The sooner you fall into your regular groove the better.

It would only do you both harm to mope about the house here; and although the laughter and noise of your schoolfellows will jar upon you for awhile, it is better to overcome the feeling at once; and I am sure that you will best carry out what would have been his wishes by setting to your work again instead of wasting your time in listless grieving." "I think so too, sir," Ned said, "but it will be awfully hard at first, and so terrible to come home and have no one to question one on the day's work, and to take an interest in what we have been doing." "Very hard, Ned; I thoroughly agree with you, but it has to be borne, and remember there is One who will take interest in your work.

If I were you I should take your brother out for walks this week.

Get up into the hills with him, and try and get the color back into his cheeks again.
He is not so strong as you are, and the confinement is telling upon him--the fresh air will do you good, too." Ned promised to take his master's advice, and the next morning started after breakfast with Charlie.

His mother had not yet risen, and indeed had not been downstairs since the day of the accident, protesting that she was altogether unequal to any exertion whatever.