Her voice was changed; she had recovered reason, and her companion perceived it.
“Do not leave me. I shall not detain you long. I know you now—have known you it seems for years. I know all, for there is peace in my heart towards all, even to those who took his life. Forgiveness has come back with reason, and my last prayers shall be that they who made Sansuta unhappy may be forgiven!”
She spoke in so low a voice that it was with difficulty her companion could hear what she said.
“Kiss me, Alice Rody! Speak to me! Let me hear you say that Sansuta was your friend!”
“Was—is my friend!”
“No—let me say was, for I am about to leave you. The time is come; I am ready! My last prayer is ‘Pity and forgiveness! Pity and—’”
By the gentle motion of her lips she appeared to be praying.
That motion ceased, and with it her unhappy life!
Alice still continued to hold her in her arms long after her soul had passed into Eternity!