You, at least, must live.

I wish you would tell the boy that he may take back the basket." "There are things in it for your father, Nina; and, Nina, surely you will read Rebecca's note ?" Then Ruth went to the basket, and from the top she took out Rebecca's letter, and gave it to Nina, and Nina read it.

It was as follows: I shall always regard you as very dear to me, because our hearts have been turned in the same way.

It may not be perhaps that we shall know each other much at first; but I hope the days may come when we shall be much older than we are now, and that then we may meet and be able to talk of what has passed without pain.

I do not know why a Jewess and a Christian woman should not be friends.
I have sent a few things which may perhaps be of comfort to your father.