kindness to the dear departed, was about to spend some days or weeks
with her daughter Violet. That was an added attraction to what Evelyn
esteemed one of the most delightful places, and inhabited by the
dearest, kindest, most lovable people anywhere to be found.

She was most heartily welcomed by the entire family, Lucilla and Grace
being particularly joyful over her arrival.

It was delightful spring weather, and family and guests, older and
younger, spent much of the time in the beautiful grounds or in driving
and riding about the country.

The captain pronounced Eva hardly in a fit condition for study, and for
her sake required his daughters Lucilla and Grace to pass only an hour
or two daily in the schoolroom; so that they were able to give to Eva as
much of their society as he considered desirable for her under the
circumstances--seeing that she needed a good deal of quiet rest and
sleep in order to regain the youthful vigour she had lost during the
exhausting nursing of her invalid mother.

His kindness was highly appreciated by all three, and under its benign
influence Eva made rapid improvement in health and spirits, enjoying
every day of her sojourn at Woodburn, the Sabbath even more than any
other, especially the afternoon study of the Bible in which all took
part, from Grandma Elsie and Captain Raymond down to little Ned.

The subject chosen for the first lesson after Eva's coming was the
resurrection, probably selected especially for Eva's comfort in her
sorrow over her mother's recent departure, to be with her no more in
this life.