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Chapter XXVII. The Children's Hospital

           AndDiamondcouldnothelpthinkingofwordswhichhehadheardinthechurchthedaybefore:“Surelyitisgoodtobeafflicted;”orsomethinglikethat.NorthWind,somehoworother,musthavehadtodowithher!Shehadgrownfromaroughgirlintoagentlemaiden.

           Mr.Raymond,however,wasnotsurprised,forhewasusedtoseesuchlovelychanges—somethinglikethechangewhichpassesuponthecrawling,many-footedcreature,whenitturnssickandill,andrevivesabutterfly,withtwowingsinsteadofmanyfeet.Insteadofherhavingtotakecareofherself,kindhandsministeredtoher,makinghercomfortableandsweetandclean,soothingherachinghead,andgivinghercoolingdrinkwhenshewasthirsty;andkindeyes,thestarsofthekingdomofheaven,hadshoneuponher;sothat,whatwiththefireofthefeverandthedewoftenderness,thatwhichwascoarseinherhadmeltedaway,andherwholefacehadgrownsorefinedandsweetthatDiamonddidnotknowher.Butashegazed,thebestoftheoldface,allthetrueandgoodpartofit,thatwhichwasNannyherself,dawneduponhim,likethemooncomingoutofacloud,untilatlength,insteadofonlybelievingMr.Raymondthatthiswasshe,hesawforhimselfthatitwasNannyindeed—verywornbutgrownbeautiful.

           Hewentuptoher.Shesmiled.Hehadheardherlaugh,buthadneverseenhersmilebefore.

           “Nanny,doyouknowme?”saidDiamond.

           Sheonlysmiledagain,asifthequestionwasamusing.

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