As he felt the smaller hand holding his, as he saw nearer to him the face that held the likeness of his own, aged not by time but by intensity, the strong bent of his nature toward a reverential tenderness asserted itself above every other impression and in his most fervent tone he said,

As he felt the smaller hand holding his, as he saw nearer to him the face so like his own, his tender nature made him say fervently-
