"Are you able to bear good news?"
"Yes," he said, with a sickly smile; "the novelty would perhaps affect me—speak then—you said my boy—"
"Lives," answered the girl.
"Impossible," he faltered; "why, Harvey saw their grave."
"And I too saw them in their grave."
"In their grave!" echoed Harkaway; "and yet you say they live."
"Yes."
"Where are they?"
"Close at hand; but I wish to ask you in return—"
"All you will—anything, everything—only bring me back my boys."