You are best of all mothers.

God bless you." "Your father, John, was a man of few words, as you know.

He copied that passage out of this very book, and he wrote after it, 'Martha Booth, I love you.

If you can love me, I will be at the chapel door after tonight's service, then put your hand in mine, and I will hope to give you hand and heart and home as long as I live.' And for years he kept his word, John--he did that!" "Father always kept his word.

If he but once said a thing, no power on earth could make him unsay it.