"Mother dear, that is too good to be true. Do you really mean it?"
"Of course I do. You know I never told you a lie, and why should I tell you one now?"
Renée's eyes fairly danced with delight as she heard the welcome news, and she clapped her hands for joy.
"But tell me, how are you, mother? Are you very happy?"
"I am very happy," her mother replied. "The life on the other side is merely a continuation of this, only without its limitations."
"Do you suffer pain like you used to so often, mother?"
"No, Renée, there is no pain beyond the grave. Here you are subjected to natural laws. You are tied down to the earth by the action of gravity. But we are free from all these restrictions. We can go where we please at will in an instant of time. Time and space have no limitation for us."
"Shall I join you soon, mother?"
"No, Renée, you have a mission to perform and a great deal of work to do yet, and I think you will have a long and happy life in company with your fiancé."
"But how did you possibly know of our engagement? Has anyone told you?"