7/20 Will you stay with Paul a few days--after--? My poor Paul, oh if I had but given you a child!' The passion of her low cry thrilled Eustace's heart. He looked up and saw on her face the expression of the hidden yearning of a lifetime. It struck him as something awful and sacred; he could not answer it except by look and touch, and presently she went on after another pause: 'His sister will come to him very likely--his widowed sister. |