Not a trace of it remained, but in its place could be seen the lines of hope and joy, and these feelings at length found expression in words.
"It is the hand of Heaven!" he exclaimed aloud.

"A fortune--a fortune!" "What is it, papa ?" inquired little Truey, who was near him; "what were you speaking about, dear papa ?" And then all the others gathered around him, noticing his excited manner, and pleased at seeing him look so happy.
"What is it, papa ?" asked all together, while Swartboy and Totty stood eager as the rest to hear the answer.
In the pleasant excitement of his thoughts, the fond father could no longer conceal from his children the secret of his new-born happiness.
He would gratify them by disclosing it.
Pointing to the long crescents he said,-- "You see those beautiful tusks ?" Yes, of course, they all did.
"Well, do you know their value ?" No.

They knew they were worth something.

They knew that it was from elephants' tusks that ivory was obtained, or, more properly, that elephants' tusks were ivory itself; and that it was used in the manufacture of hundreds of articles.

In fact, little Truey had a beautiful fan made out of it, which had been her mother's; and Jan had a knife with an ivory handle.