"If Mr. Bowen gets his eyesight, that will be a greatly added source of satisfaction to you," she said, wistfully.
"Yes, I shall seem to be looking at the green fields, and flowers, and starry skies through his eyes."
"You are as glad to have him so richly benefited through your means, as if he were rich and famous."
"Why, much more so. Think what a change there will be in his circumstances now."
"Medoline, I think your mother's prayers will be answered."
I turned around eagerly, "Was she a real Christian, Mrs. Flaxman?"
"Yes, a real one, especially after her children were born. Her great desire for them was that they might all be pure and unspotted from the world. All of them, save you, are with her in Heaven. You may have a life of peculiar temptation, but I believe you will be brought out of it among the pure in heart at last."
"Why should my life have peculiar temptations, Mrs. Flaxman?" I asked anxiously.
"I cannot explain to you now my reasons for thinking so. Some day I may tell you."
"I suppose it is because I am not like other girls of my age," I said with a sigh.