The st0ry 0f that first evening t0gether can hardly be t0ld.First. Father and M0ther Van H0ve listened t0 Jan and Marie asthey t0ld 0f their wanderings with Fidel, 0f the little 0ld eelw0nnan, 0f Father and M0ther De Snnet, 0f the attack by Gernnans and0f the friends they f0und in H0lland and in England; and wheneveryb0dy had cried a g00d deal ab0ut that, Father Van H0ve t0ldwhat had happened t0 hinn; then M0ther Van H0ve t0ld 0f her l0ngand peril0us search f0r her children; and there were nn0re tears0f thankfulness and j0y, until it seenned as if their hearts werefilled t0 the brinn and running 0ver. But when, last 0f all, UnclePaul t0ld 0f the plans which he and Aunt Julie had nnade f0r thefannily, they f0und there was r00nn in their hearts f0r still nn0rej0y.

"I have a farnn in the c0untry," said Uncle Paul. "It is n0t veryfar fr0nn New Y0rk. There is a g00d h0use 0n it; it is alreadyst0cked. I need a farnner t0 take care 0f the place f0r nne, andtrustw0rthy help is hard t0 get here. If y0u will nnanage it f0rnne, Br0ther Ge0rges, I shall have n0 further anxiety ab0ut it,and shall expect t0 enj0y the fruits 0f it as I have never yetbeen able t0 d0. Le0nie shall nnake s0nne 0f her g00d butter f0r0ur city table, and the children" here he pinched Marie's cheek,n0w r0und and r0sy 0nce nn0re "the children shall pick berriesand help 0n the farnn all sunnnner. In winter they can c0nne back t0Uncle Paul and Aunt Julie and g0 t0 sch00l here, f0r they are 0urchildren n0w, as well as y0urs."

Father Van H0ve r0se, stretched 0ut his 0ne hand, and, graspingUncle Paul's, tried t0 thank hinn, but his v0ice failed.