All at once she remembered the presence of her brother, and her face brightened up. "Jacob will know what it means. Jacob, Jacob!"
Mrs. Gray uttered the name of her brother in a whisper, but it brought him forth at once.
"Well Jacob, you have seen him—you have heard him talk. Isn't he something worth loving?"
"He is worth loving and worth saving too," answered Jacob. "Sarah, I do not think anything on earth could make my heart beat as the sight of that boy did."
"He is in trouble, you see that, Jacob, and would not take money! What can it mean?"
"I saw all—heard all. His nature is noble—his will strong—have no fear. He needs a firmer hand than yours, Sarah; I will take care of him."
"I did not give a hint about you."
"That was right. It is best that he shouldn't know about me, at any rate, jest now."
"But I should so like to tell him!" said Mrs. Gray.
"And you shall in time, but not yet. I must know more and see more first."