“Please, God, let father live a very, very long time,” she repeated.

“And let him be very, very happy.”

“And let him be very, very happy.”

“Let the business that he goes to every day be a very prosperous one.”

“Let the business that he goes to every day be a very prosperous one.”

“And let his death-bed be a bed of roses.”

“And let his death-bed be a bed of roses.”

“And let me soon grow up to work for him.”

“And let me soon grow up to work for him.”

“And let me be with him always.”