“Only in this case the truth seems to be very marked. A woman nearly a hundred years old must have been nearly dead for many years and now has certainly come to life.”
“Ah!”
“Nothing new, uncle, please. I never said anything new in my life.”
“Then you put old truths in a very new way.”
“Eternal truth, uncle, eternal truth; plain to gentle and simple, to young and old; plain as the sunshine to all who can see; hidden only from them who are blind, or who choose to keep their eyes shut.”
“Hum! Truth that neither the aged, the invalid nor the bereaved can afford to disregard, at least. And now, my dear, I must leave you, to inquire into the cause of Old Zillah’s sudden death. Will you come with me, gentlemen?”
Mr. Force and Leonidas arose to attend him.
Le gave the invalid the support of his strong young arm.
And so the three men passed out of the room.
“Mamma, did you know anything about this wonderful old woman?” inquired Wynnette.