"Yes," Josephine agreed, "and the greatest comfort. Just for a little while I forgot it, though every day I pray—
"Jesus Saviour, let Thy presence
Be his light and guide,
Keep, oh keep him, in his weakness,
At Thy side."
"But, now I've had time to think and Uncle John has given me father's message, I know father's all right. He loves Jesus, and Jesus is at his side."
[CHAPTER XI]
KEEPING A BRAVE HEART
FOR some weeks Josephine clung to the hope that the doctors had been mistaken and that her father might regain at any rate some glimmer of sight; but as time slipped by that hope died. It was July when Captain Basset was brought back to England to a London hospital. He remained there for six weeks, then, greatly to Josephine's disappointment, went to spend a short while at Brighton. There had been some talk of Miss Basset taking her little niece to London to see Captain Basset; but the old lady had become so nervous at the thought of zeppelins that the idea had been dropped.
Soon after Mr. Basset's return from France Mrs. Ford had spent a week-end at the Glen. Her visit had been not only a great pleasure to Josephine, but had cheered her wonderfully.