She was talking to them between her sobs in rapid phrases exactly as if they were not dead.

The young Danite was sure that she had lost her wits; he leant against a tree confounded.
Susannah was saying, "I wanted to keep baby, Angel, I wanted so much to keep him, but I could not have taught him your way; there was no use telling you that before, for you could not understand.

When you told me that you would go you did not tell me you meant to take baby.

You have the best right to him, dear, he is all yours, but oh! remember--remember that I will be very lonely--very lonely--O Angel." There were a few moments of wordless moans and sobs, but she went on clearly enough, "I want you to know, Angel, that I never was disappointed in you--never disappointed in you, dear; and about my lack of faith--it would have been no use to tell you before, would it ?" She took her hand from Halsey's hair and played a moment with the rings of gold on the baby's head lying on his breast.

She laid her hand upon Halsey's hands that she had clasped together above the child.