Onthewhole，Keziah，I’mgladyoucame。Thisyounglady，“withamovementoftheheadtowardGrace，“hasdoneherpart。Shereallysavedhislife，ifI’mnotmistaken。Now，Ithinkshecangoawayandleavehimtoyouandme。I’llprettynearlyguaranteetohavehimupandoutofthis——thispestholeinafortnight。“
Herewasjoyfultidings，thebetterforbeingsounexpected。
Keziahleanedagainsttheboardsanddrewalongbreath。Gracesaidnothing，but，afteramoment，shewentintothehouse。
“That’sagoodthing，too，“commentedParker，watchingherasshewent。“Iwantedtotalkwithyou，KeziahCoffin，andrightaway。
Now，then，there’ssomethingup，somethingthatIdon’tknowabout，andIratherguessyoudo。Youngwomen——evenwhenthey’reherkindandthat’sasgoodakindasthereis——don’trisksmallpoxforanyyoungmantheypickupcasually。Theydon’tcarry——Iguessitwasprettynearlycarrying——himhomeandputhimtobedandcareforhimandcryoverhimandcallhim’dear。’Andhedoesn’tbegthemtorunawayandlethimdieratherthantostaythereandriskdying，too。No，nottoanygreatextent。Now，Keziah，youandI