sure what that Will was. At these times Catherine was of untold help to
him.

Once he was very unsettled--not certain whether he should remain away in
the North of England, or accept a place in London, where the two could
often meet. Most girls would have said, 'Oh, come, then we shall be near
to each other'; but you will see that her advice to him is just as
suitable for you when you are not certain of your duty--that she does not
consider her own feelings at all.

'I wish,' she writes, 'you prayed more and talked less about the matter.
Try it, and be determined to get clear and settled views as to your
course. Leave your heart before God, and get satisfied in His sight, and
then do it, be it what it may. I cannot bear the idea of your being
unhappy. Pray do in this as you feel in your soul it will be right. My
conscience is no standard for yours.'

Then she adds, lower down:--

'Oh, if you come to London, let us be determined to reap a blessed
harvest. Let our fellowship be sanctified to our souls' everlasting good.
My mind is made up to do my part towards it. I hope to be firm as a rock
on some points. The Lord help me. We must aim to improve each other's
mind and character. Let us pray for grace to do it in the best way and to
the fullest extent possible.'

'Anyway,' she says, a day or two later--and ever remember her words when
outside things try and distress you--'don't let the controversy hurt your
soul. Live near to God by prayer.... You believe He answers prayer. Then
take courage. Just fall down at His feet, and open your very soul before