"Thank you, sir. I think I did. What did you feel when you saw him, sir?"
"Rapture. All my blood flowed swiftly. I lived and breathed. I had an exquisite five minutes."
"The boy is not like his mother, sir."
"No, nor like me. He resembles my sister Lilias. Esther, I must see him again."
"You shall, by-and-bye, but not too soon. We must not run any risks."
"Certainly not. I will have much patience. Hold out the hope only, and I will cling to it indefinitely."
"You shall see the child again, Brother Jerome."
"God abundantly bless you. Now go on. Tell me more. How does my wife spend her time? Has she many visitors?"
"Sometimes her father."
"Only sometimes? They used to be inseparable."