And so she told me about my father, and I made her that solemn promise which, until Friday night, had never been broken." There was a suspicious moisture in the eyes of the doctor.

He squeezed the hand of Hugh vigorously, as though he could easily love such a manly boy.
"Of course you told your good mother all about it, Hugh, when you got home ?" he went on to say, with a trace of huskiness in his voice.
"I could not have slept a wink, sir, if I had not gone to her room, and kneeling beside her bed poured out the whole story.

She cried a little, because, I suppose, it brought back some old memories that had often saddened her; but she told me again and again I had done exactly as she would have wished me to.

Oh! she is the most sensible mother any fellow ever had, I assure you, sir." "And I also believe that you are supremely blessed in that respect, Hugh," said the gentleman, solemnly.

"Be very careful that you never in all your life do anything to bruise the heart of that noble mother.
I thought it best not to mention anything in connection with the matter.