"It is nice to see you, Carol, looking so well and strong. You were very ill when I saw you two years ago. We have never been able to understand your recovery. What a mistake the doctors must have made about your case."
"Auntie, they did not make a mistake. It was Cousin Alicia who taught me about Christian Science. Then I began to get well, and I soon lost the dreadful pain in my hip."
"Carol, dear, never mention a word about Christian Science before your Uncle Raymond. He says it is dreadful heresy, and it makes him so angry to hear it talked about. Did he meet you at the station?"
"No, Auntie. I have not seen him yet."
"He said he would meet the train but he generally manages to get too late. He will be here this evening for dinner."
Uncle Raymond was Mrs. Mandeville's brother, and the rector of the parish.
"But, Auntie, if he asks anything about my illness I must tell him what has made me well."
"I do not think he will, dear; so there will be no need to say anything. It is very beautiful, Carol, for you to think Christian Science has healed you, and there is no need for your faith to be shaken."
"I do not think, Auntie, I know, so that no one could shake my faith."
"Well, dear, we won't talk about it. Tell me, did you have a pleasant journey?"