“Yes, we promised him that we would look after her, and we must do it—he would have done it for either of us,” answered Bob, choking with emotion as his mind went back to the death scene.
“I wish I could help do something for Mrs. Flannery, poor woman,” said Ray, addressing her father.
“I shall be very glad to have you do anything in reason, my dear,” replied Mr. Goldwin with pleasure. “Nothing would make me more proud of my daughter than to see her helping others who need encouragement and assistance.”
“You shall be proud of me then, father,” replied Ray with enthusiasm. “I am so glad you took me with you today. It has given me a new idea of life. Now I feel as if I could be of some use in the world.”
“You certainly can if you wish to do good, for the competition in that line is not so great as it should be,” answered Mr. Goldwin thoughtfully.
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“It looks so in Mrs. Flannery’s case surely,” remarked Herbert; “there were few to help her in her terrible trouble.”
“Did she have no friends but you and Mr. Hunter?” asked Ray.