Yes, she would accept it all--as one woman should take such things from another.
"You will not make Shadrach carry them back ?" said Ruth, imploring her.
"But he--has he sent nothing ?--not a word ?" She would have thought herself to be utterly incapable, before Ruth had come, of showing so much weakness; but her reserve gave way as she admitted in her own heart the kindness of Rebecca, and she became conquered and humbled.
She was so terribly in want of his love at this moment! "And has he sent no word of a message to me ?" "I did not tell him that I was coming." "But he knows--he knows that father is so ill." "Yes; I suppose he has heard that, because Souchey came to the house.
But he has been out of temper with us all, and unhappy, for some days past.

I know that he is unhappy when he is so harsh with us." "And what has made him unhappy?
"Nay, I cannot tell you that.

I thought perhaps it was because you did not come to him.

You used to come and see us at our house." Dear Ruth! Dearest Ruth, for saying such dear words! She had done more than Rebecca by the sweetness of the suggestion.

If it were really the case that he were unhappy because they had parted from each other in anger, no further forgiveness would be necessary.
"But how can I come, Ruth ?" she said.