He contrived that she should indeed oversee the making of the dresses for the poor children, and it was a very great charge for Daisy.

A great responsibility; it lay on her mind for days, and gave occasion for a number of drives to Crum Elbow and to Juanita's cottage.

Then at evening, after hearing her report progress, the doctor would take Daisy up to his room, and shew her many a wonder and beauty that little Daisy had never dreamed of before; and the friendship between the two grew closer than ever.
"Grant, you are a good fellow!" said Mrs.Sandford one night.

"I do not know what I should do with that child, if it were not for you." "You would do nothing.

She would not be here if it were not for me." "I do not suppose, however, that your care for her is dictated by a conscientious regard for that fact.