"
But Paula continued crying, inconsolable, as she hid her face on the ample
shoulder of our old servant I came quite near her and stroked her hair, but
I could not utter a word.
"Papa! papa," she called, time after time.
"Your father's in heaven," answered Teresa, taking her tenderly in her
arms. "What would he think if he saw his little girl in such a state?"
"Oh, I only wish father had taken me with him! If I could only see him now!
You see, I promised him to read my Bible and now I cannot, for my uncle has
carried away the only one I had--that wonderful Book that told me of God,
and where my father had marked so many beautiful passages! Oh, papa, papa,
do come! Your daughter needs you now!"
Teresa, finally seeing that it was useless to try to comfort her, limited
herself to drying the floods of tears that still continued to flow. But
finally, thoroughly exhausted, Paula at last became calm and listened
tranquilly to Teresa's long story which we already knew so well, regarding
the death of our mother and Catalina's terrible fall. And following this,
she showed her that on account of these great misfortunes, instead of
leading our father to seek the Lord, it seemed on the contrary to have
hardened his heart.
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