To the same. Written when there was some idea of Miss Giles living abroad:—
‘May 14, 1899.
‘I don’t like the idea of your being uprooted from England.... It is different to go for a time, but it seems to me that most English people who live abroad have their lives comparatively wasted.’
To the same. After alluding to the death of Mrs. Moyle:—
‘July 16, 1899.
‘It seems so wonderful that I should be alive, and see so many dear children pass away.’
To the same. Speaking of the South African War:—
‘December 26, 1899.
‘It is indeed a sad time, and I don’t see how it is to end; surely we as a nation have to pass through the fire.... I think all the advantages we women have had this last half century were to prepare us for some terrible trials. Shall we be able to look up and lift up our heads above this earth, and know that salvation draweth nigh? I think you will understand me.’