Family life -- Juvenile fiction; Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
"Oh! I wish--I wish we could, darling. We have very little money,
Maurice; 'tis most important for me and you and Toby to go to France as
soon as possible. But I don't know the way. The cabby said something
about Jography. If Jography is a person, _he_ knows the way to France.
I should like to find Jography, and when we get to France, I have a
hope, a great hope, that Jesus the Guide will come with us. Yes, I do
think He will come."
"That's Him as you said was in the dark in our attic?"
"Yes, that's the same; and do you know He came into the dark of that
other dreadful attic again last night, and 'twas He told the woman to
take us out and give us those much nicer lodgings. Oh, Maurice! I _do_
think, yes, I do think, after His doing that, that He has quite made up
His mind to take us to France."
Maurice was silent. His baby face looked puzzled and thoughtful.
Suddenly he sprang to his feet. His eyes were bright. He was possessed
with an idea.
"Cecile," he said, "let's get back to our old court. Do you know that
back of our old court there's a square, and in that square a lovely,
lovely garden? I have often stood at the rails and wanted to pick the
flowers. There are heaps of them, and they are of all colors. Cecile,
p'raps that garden is South. I should not mind walking in there all
day. Let's go back at once and try to find it."
"One moment, one moment first, Maurice," said Cecile. She, too, had a
thought in her head. "You and Toby stay here. I'll be back in a
moment," she exclaimed.
Behind the organ was a dark place. In this short winter's day it looked
like night.
The idea had darted into Cecile's head that Jesus might be there. She
went to the dark corner; yes, it was very gloomy. Peer hard as she
would, she could not see into all its recesses. Jesus might be there.
No one had ever taught her to kneel, but instinctively she fell on her
knees and clasped her hands.
"Jesus," she said, "I think you're here. I am most grateful to you,
Jesus the Guide, for what you did for me and Maurice and Toby the last
two nights. Jesus the Guide, will you tell me how to find Jography and
how to get to France? and when we go there will you guide us? Please
do, though it isn't the New Jerusalem nor the Celestial City. But I
have very important business there, Jesus, very important. And Maurice
is so young, he's only a baby boy, and he'll want you to carry him part
of the way. Will you, who are so very 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?"
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