Can I write truly of a life in which the idea of God as Father, Monitor, and Friend is ever present and dominant, without showing you the springs of that life?
When Isabel Marlay, with subdued heart, sought Miss Minorkey, it was with her resolution fixed to keep the trust committed to her, and, as far as possible, to remove all suspicions from Miss Minorkey's mind.

As for any feeling in her own heart--she had no right to have any feeling but a friendly one to Albert.

She would despise a woman who could love a man that did not first declare his love for her.

She said this to herself several times by way of learning the lesson well.
Isa found Miss Minorkey, with her baggage packed, ready for a move.

Helen told Miss Marlay that her father found the air very bad for him, and meant to go to St.Anthony, where there was a mineral spring and a good hotel.