friendliness of his manner thrilled her with pleasure and surprise.
After he had gone she talked lightly about other matters, had a frolic
with Molly and the baby, helped Morton with his examples, and mended a
coat of his which had come to grief, all as if there were not a care
upon her mind, and indeed there was none; she had cast it on the Lord.

Morton was very quiet all the evening, but just before he mounted the
steep steps to his chamber in the loft he came to her side.

"Sara," he said.

She looked up sweetly.

"I've decided." "Yes, Morton?"

"I'm going to stay at home."

"My dear, good brother!"

She drew him down and kissed him tenderly, while the tears stood in the
eyes of both; and from that moment there was a new bond between them,
stronger than the past had ever known.

One day some weeks later Morton came in with a large roll from the post-
office, and threw it into Sara's lap.

"Ah!" she said eagerly, "it is Professor Grandet's hand; what can he
have sent me?" and hurried to tear the wrapper open.

Inside were several articles in pamphlet form, two being his own