Oh, yes, here was Dino, Dino whom she
knew so well, and Cornelli, too--Martha looked at the child and tried
to say something. Instead of that, however, bright tears started to
her eyes, and she was unable to speak.
"Oh, Martha, how I have looked forward to coming home and coming to
you right away!" Cornelli exclaimed. "Are you glad, too, Martha? Oh,
I am so happy!"
"I too, I too, Cornelli," Martha assured her. "What memories you bring
back to me, child, for you have grown just like your mother. Oh, how
different you are now from what you were. God has blessed your life
in town. It seems like a miracle. Oh, how I have prayed for this!"
After these words she shook Dino's hand, looking at him rather sadly,
for her great joy at seeing him again was dimmed by his delicate
appearance.
"Oh, Dino, how pale and thin you look," she said. "Last year you were
so much stouter."
"That is why I came again to Iller-Stream," Dino replied cheerfully.
"You must rejoice with us now, Mrs. Martha, for Cornelli and I are
tremendously pleased to be here again.
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