"And how are you all? How's the Vicar and Miss Dixon? The Vicar above all! God bless him! We've never ceased to be sorry that he left."
Margaret tried to speak and tell her of her father's death; of her mother's it was evident that Mrs. Purkis was aware, from her omission of her name. But she choked in the effort, and could only touch her deep mourning, and say the one word, "Papa."

'And how are you all? How's the Vicar? God bless him! We've never ceased to be sorry that he left.'
Margaret choked in the effort to speak. She could only touch her deep mourning, and say, 'Papa.'
