"I cannot tell you. He says it is Christian Science. I say it is a miracle."
"Father, he won't lose the use of his legs, will he?" the little girl asked.
"No, Eloise, I think there will be no such effects from the fall, as unhappily there were in your case."
"I am glad, Father, he is such a nice, kind boy!"
The child had grieved, fearing that he might be crippled like herself.
"Christian Science must be different from what you described at the lecture, dear. Do you think I might go and see Carol? I should like to hear from him what it is that has made him well so quickly. I owe Mrs. Mandeville a call."
"Go and pay it, then. Perhaps the boy will talk to you. He did not seem to care to answer my questions."
The doctor passed into the house with the thought that he would borrow that book again, and see if he could get a better understanding of the subject himself.
[CHAPTER XVII.--MRS. BURTON VISITS CAROL.]
Shortly after the doctor left Carol's room, the maid entered to say the Rector was downstairs. Could he come up?