Do take it in time, Heiri; you know by sad experience how rapidly disease gains ground when it has once got hold of a young girl." "Yes, yes, I can never forget that.

It was terrible to see how quickly Gritli sank,--and she so young, so young! Marget is a good wife and an industrious woman; but nothing will ever make me forget my poor Gritli"; and Heiri wiped away a few tears with his hard hand.
Tears were also in the eyes of the doctor's wife, as she said, "Neither can I ever forget her, nor how gladly she would have lived for you and the children, nor how quickly it was all over.

Elsli is the very image of her mother, Heiri, and I cannot help fearing that she is working beyond her strength." "She's a poor, thin little creature, to be sure," said Heiri; "and it strikes me, now and then, that she is delicate; but usually she is so quiet that I don't take much notice of her.

Now, the boy is much more like his mother; he's always busy about something, especially about keeping things clean.

He can't abide dirt, any more than Gritli could, and he is always at the little ones to make them come and be washed at the spout.