He had quite determined not to
lose sight of them until his object was accomplished.
CHAPTER X.
WARNED OF GOD IN A DREAM.
And now a strange thing happened to Cecile, something which shows, I
think, very plainly how near the heavenly Guide really was to His
little wandering lamb.
After nearly a week spent on the road M. Dupois' wagons reached
Paris in perfect safety, and then Anton, according to his promise,
took the three children and their dog to lodge with a friend of his.
M. Dupois' steward made no objection to this arrangement, for Anton
seemed a most steady and respectable man, and the children had all
made great friends with him.
Chuckling inwardly, Anton led his little charges to a part of Paris
called the Cite. This was where the very poor lived, and Anton
guessed it would best suit his purpose. The houses were very old and
shabby, most of them consisting of only two stories, though a few
could even boast of four. These wretched and dirty houses were quite
as bad as any London slums. Little particular Maurice declared he did
not like the nasty smells, but on Anton informing Cecile that
lodgings would be very cheap here, she made up her mind to stay for
at least a night. Anton took the children up to the top of one of the
tallest of the houses. Here were two fair-sized rooms occupied by an
old man and woman. The man was ill and nearly blind, the woman was
also too aged and infirm to work. She seemed, however, a good-natured
old soul, and told Joe--for, of course, she did not understand a word
of English--that she had lost five children, but though they were
often almost starving, she could never bring herself to sell these
little ones' clothes--she now pointed to them hanging on five peg--on
the wall.
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