When the Captain saw his wife approaching he
dropped the boy and ran towards her, calling her by her name, but
she no sooner saw him than she fell senseless just inside the hall
door. I would have raised her; but shoving me aside he took her
tenderly in his arms and carried her upstairs. Then calling her by
all sorts of endearing terms he conjured here to open her eyes and
speak to him. After a time she revived. When she came to herself,
she gazed wildly around the room, enquiring eagerly, Where is he? I
had persuaded Captain Fairfield to retire to an adjoining room for
a while, and then brought little George to her pretending her
enquiries were meant for him; but her mind was perfectly clear, and
she demanded an explanation. I then told her in short what had
occurred, when she broke out in an hysterical cry. I called Captain
Fairfield to her, imploring him to try and dry her tears. But he let
his head sink into his hands and wept like a child himself. Little
George did not care for this proceeding at all, so he said he rather
would keep me for his mamma because I did not cry. I hope he never
will have the tenth part of the trial both his parents had.
For some time the now happy family stayed at Montreal, but at last
Captain Fairfield had to resume his duties, but as he would never
part from his wife and child again, he took both on the steamship
with him.
Pages:
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259