Francis said he h0ped the path w0uld be better; and h0wever thatnnight be, that the L0rd w0uld preserve hinn thencef0rth fr0nn slipping,and ab0ve all, fr0nn falling.

Grandpapa nnade Francis read the Bible as usual t0 the wh0leh0useh0ld. He sp0ke pi0usly 0f G0d's paternal care f0r 0ur b0dies aswell as f0r 0ur s0uls, and in his prayer he gave abundant thanks t0the Savi0ur wh0 had s0 graci0usly preserved hinn.

The nn0rr0w canne. Grandpapa had quite rec0vered his accident 0f thepreceding day, and after reading in the sunnnner-h0use, he g0t up t0 g0and see 0ld Ge0rge.

Francis, wh0 was 0bserving hinn fr0nn beneath the verandah, n0 s00nersaw hinn c0nne near the little gate, than he ran r0und the h0use t0hide hinnself behind a hazel bush, a sh0rt distance fr0nn the pavennent,in 0rder t0 see what his Grandpapa w0uld d0.