I dare say, young as you are, that you would find Lovedy,
and it seems a real pity as it couldn't be."
"I wanted the guide Jesus very much to go with us," said Cecile,
raising her earnest eyes and fixing them on Jane's face. "If
_He_ had come, we'd have been sure to find Lovedy. For me and
Maurice, we are very young to go so far by ourselves. Do you know
anything about that guide, Jane? Mistress Bell said when she was
alive, that He took people into the New Jerusalem and into the
Celestial City. But she never heard of His being a guide to anybody
into France. I think 'tis a great, great pity, don't you?"
Now Jane was a Methodist. But she was more, she was also a Christian.
"My dear lamb," she said, "the blessed Lord Jesus'll guide you into
France, or to any other place. Why, 'tis all on the road to the
Celestial City, darling."
"Oh! is it? Oh! would He really, really be so kind and beautiful?"
said Cecile, sitting up and speaking with sudden eagerness and hope.
"Oh, dear Jane! how I love you for telling me this! Oh! if only I had
my purse of gold, how surely, how surely I should find Lovedy now."
"Well, darling, there's no saying what may happen. You have Jane
Parsons for your friend anyhow, and what is more, you have the Lord
Jesus Christ. Eh! but He does love a little faithful thing like you.
But see here, Cecile, 'tis getting dark, and I must run downstairs;
but I'll send you up a real good supper by Maurice, and see that he
and Toby have full and plenty.
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