Sometimes I feel as if you might be there, and Oh but I am happy, when I do so! I just say a 'good morning' or a 'good night' and shut the door.

It is a queer thing, John." "What is queer, mother ?" "That feeling of 'presence.' But whatever brings thee here at this time of night?
and it raining, too, as if there was an ark to float!" "Well, mother, there is in a way.

I am in trouble." "I was fearing it." "Why ?" "I heard tell that Jane was at Harlow.

What is she doing there, my dear ?" "Dr.Sewell told me something about Jane." "Oh! He told you at last, did he! He ought to have told you long ago." "Has he known it a long time ?" "He has--if he knows anything." "And you--mother ?" "I was not sure as long as he kept quiet, and hummed and ha'ed about it.
But I said enough to Jane on two occasions to let her know I suspected treachery both to her own life and soul and to thee." "And to my unborn children, mother." "To be sure.

It is a sin and a shame, both ways.