day. It was firmly bound with a brass clasp, so that,

although the binding and the edges of the leaves were

soaked, the inside was quite dry. On opening the book

to see if it had been damaged, a small paper fell out.

Picking it up quickly, he unfolded it, and read, in his

mother's handwriting: "

Call upon me in the time of
trouble; and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify
me. My son, give me thine heart

."

Dick's eyes filled with tears while the sound, as it

were, of his mother's voice thus reached him unexpectedly