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Prisoners and captives.
ButwhilehewasintheminessomefriendsmanagedtogetamessagetohimthathiswifeandchildrenhadescapedandcometoEngland.Sowhenhedesertedhecameheretolookforthem."
"Hadhegottheiraddress?"saidpracticalPeter.
"No;justEngland.HewasgoingtoLondon,andhethoughthehadtochangeatourstation,andthenhefoundhe’dlosthisticketandhispurse."
"Oh,DOyouthinkhe’llfindthem?—Imeanhiswifeandchildren,nottheticketandthings."
"Ihopeso.Oh,Ihopeandpraythathe’llfindhiswifeandchildrenagain."
EvenPhyllisnowperceivedthatmother’svoicewasveryunsteady.
"Why,Mother,"shesaid,"howverysorryyouseemtobeforhim!"
Motherdidn’tanswerforaminute.Thenshejustsaid,"Yes,"andthensheseemedtobethinking.Thechildrenwerequiet.
Presentlyshesaid,"Dears,whenyousayyourprayers,IthinkyoumightaskGodtoshowHispityuponallprisonersandcaptives."
"ToshowHispity,"Bobbierepeatedslowly,"uponallprisonersandcaptives.Isthatright,Mother?"
"Yes,"saidMother,"uponallprisonersandcaptives.Allprisonersandcaptives."
