18/47 He says it was a lovely night, and the daylight just comin' up. I think of it when I'm layin' awake and hearing the birds beginning.' There was silence again, till Mrs.Grayson said, suddenly, with a strange passion:-- 'But I'd rather be Jim's mother, and be settin' here without him, than I'd be the mother o'yan of them young fellows as is just gone!' 'Yes,' said Nelly slowly--'yes. If we think too much about keeping them safe--just for ourselves--If; they despise--they _would_ despise us. It' a horrible puzzle.' 'We can pray for them,' said Mrs.Grayson simply. 'God can keep them safe if it's His will.' 'Yes '-- said Nelly again. |