"One moment," replied Kaituna, kneeling beside the grave. "I must say farewell to my poor mother."
And kneeling there in the long green grass, she breathed a prayer for the soul of her unhappy mother, whose natural love had cost her so dear.
Maxwell, who had removed his hat when he heard this prayer mount like incense to the throne of God, quoted a text from the Scriptures in a low voice--
"She suffered much, so much shall be forgiven of her!"