good, come with us little children, and with Toby, who is the dearest
dog in the world? And will you tell some kind, kind woman to give us
a lodging for the night in a safe place where I won't be robbed of my
money?"

Here, while Cecile was on her knees still praying, a wonderful thing
happened. It might have been called a coincidence, but I, who write
the story of these little pilgrims, think it was more; for into
Cecile's dark corner, unperceived by her, a man had come, and this
man began to fill the great organ with wind, and then in a moment the
whole church began to echo with sweet sounds, and in the midst of the
music came a lull, and then one voice rose triumphant, joyful, and
reassuring on the air.

"Certainly, I will be with thee," sang the voice, "I will be with
thee, I will be with thee."




CHAPTER IV.

THE WOMAN WITH THE KINDEST FACE.


Cecile went back to where she had left Maurice sitting on the church
hassock, and, taking his hand, said to him, "Come."

Her little, worn face was bright and some of the sweetness of the
music she had been listening to had got into her blue eyes.