"Come with me," said the lady; "and this—your mother"—she added.
"She is my grandmother," said Agnes.
"Well, then, your grandmother, sweet child, shall be attended by my good sister Mona here."
The Princess Paulina drew the hand of Agnes through her arm, and, laying her hand affectionately on it, looked down and smiled tenderly on her.
"Are you very tired, my dear?"
"Oh, no! no!" said Agnes,—"I am so happy, so blessed to be here!"
"You have travelled a long way?"
"Yes, from Sorrento; but I am used to walking,—I did not feel it to be long,—my heart kept me up,—I wanted to come home so much."
"Home?" said the Princess.
"Yes, to my soul's home,—the house of our dear Father the Pope."