"Then, when God had made me worthy of a good man's love, the desire of my heart came to me, in so sweet and natural a way that it broke down the last barrier of pride and left me humbly at the foot of the cross, marvelling at God's goodness!"
Carolina drew Rosemary's face down to hers and laid her cheek against it.
There was a long silence between them. Then Carolina said, fearfully:
"My hip is broken. Can that be cured?"
"God can do anything."
"So that I needn't use crutches?"
"Most certainly. You won't even limp. You will be made perfectly whole!"
"Just as I was before?"
"Just as you were before--except these bonds."
Carolina thought a moment.