entinuallyatfault.”

    “Butwhereareyougoingto,Helen?yousee?Doyouknow?”

    “Ibelieve;Ihavefaith:IamgoingtoGod.”

    “WhereisGod?WhatisGod?”

    “MyMakerandyours,whowillneverdestroywhatHecreated.IrelyimplicitlyonHispower,andfidewhollyinHisgoodness:ItthehourstillthateventfulonearriveswhichshallrestoremetoHim,revealHimtome.”

    “Youaresure,then,Helen,thatthereissuchaplaceasheaven,andthatoursoulsgettoitwhenwedie?”

    “Iamsurethereisafuturestate;IbelieveGodisgood;IresignmyimmortalparttoHimwithoutanymisgiving.Godismyfather;Godismyfriend:IloveHim;IbelieveHelovesme.”

    “AndshallIseeyouagain,Helen,whenIdie?”

    “Youwilletothesameregionofhappiness:bereceivedbythesamemighty,universalParent,nodoubt,dearJane.”

    Agaiioned,butthistimeonlyinthought.“Whereisthatregioexist?”AndIclaspedmyarmscloserroundHelen;sheseemeddearertomethanever;IfeltasifIcouldhergo;Ilaywithmyfacehiddenonherneck.Presentlyshesaid,inthesweetesttone—

    “HowfortableIam!Thatlastfitofcoughinghastiredmealittle;IfeelasifIcouldsleep:butdon’tleaveme,Jane;Iliketohaveyounearme.”

    “I’llstaywithyou,dearHelen:nooneshalltakemeway.”

    “Areyouwarm,darling?”

    “Yes.”

    “Good-night,Jane.”

    “Good-night,Helen.”

    Shekissedme,andIher,ahsoonslumbered.

    WhenIawokeitwasday:anunusualmovementrousedme;Ilookedup;Iwasinsomebody’sarms;thenurseheldme;shewascarryihroughthepassagebacktothedormitory.Iwasnotreprimandedforleavingmybed;peoplehadsomethiothinkabout;noexplanationwasaf