“If you stay for any length of time, your lessons will go on. If you are there only a short time, however, we are to let you get the benefit of the Florida experience.”
“Well, that is pretty nice for me. I supposed that you and Father would have our part of the affair thought out.”
“Yes,—as usual. What Aunt Sue’s family does remains to be seen. But we have not been discussing that lately. I think that it will all turn out for the best.”
“Bless your heart, Mother, you always say that!”
“And doesn’t it?”
“Certainly, but it takes some ‘turning,’ on our part.”
“Of course it does. ‘Even so faith apart from works is dead.’ What I should have done, Ann, instead of worrying myself sick, during those years, was to go to Mother and have everything explained. Instead, I waited for my dear daughter to show me what could be accomplished in the line of ‘works.’”
Surprised and pleased by her mother’s appreciation of her efforts and success in uncovering the reasons for Grandmother’s misunderstanding, Ann was rendered speechless for a moment. “Why, aren’t you nice, Mother, to say this to me?” she finally said. “And aren’t we having a good visit?”
“I am. Come here and give me a good hug and then run off to your practicing!”