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now her home had been chosen very wisely; and
though Mrs. Bevan had only been her mother's
nurse, in the days when her grandpapa and
grandmamma were alive, "she was just the very




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nicest and kindest old nursie that ever lived."
" Oh, if mamma and papa would only come home,
nurse," Bertha would say; "if they would come
to live here altogether, wouldn't it be very nice,-
wouldn't we all be very happy ? "
 "Yes, dear," nurse would say, with a sigh.
"I often wonder if these old eyes of mine will
ever see my dear child more; but we must just
be patient, hinny, and trust in God."
 Perhaps the happiest time Bertha ever had