[{"node":{"title":"Hanna264","Collections":"Part Three","Contributor":"Linen Hall Library","Coverage":"1951","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, April 7, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Hanna264","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Father, Minister","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/hanna264","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Hanna264_0.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff257\n\n\"Me? Have I done aught to hinder - \" There was\nsuch a note of fear in her voice, that pity broke through\nSorleyson's resolve to be stern, and the words came\ntumbling from him in response. \"No, no! You've been\na very good mother to the girl! And yet, cant you see,\nshe's never had a real father and mother? What has\nhappened in this family in the past is bound to give\nyour daughter a sense of shame when she thinks of her\nown marriage. And she has a responsibility to the\nfuture - to her own children, your grandchildren.\" He\npaused and leaned forward in his chair. \"You would make\nher a very happy girl, if you marry Hamilton Echlin.\nThat's the obstacle to your daughter's marriage, that's\nthe matter to be redd up.\"\n\nSarah, crouched in the chair opposite him, did\nnot raise her head. \"You - think - that's what 1 maun\ndo?\"\n\n\"Of course I do! I'll say no word about the wrong\nyou have done before God, to yourself, and to the men.\nSomeday, perhaps, you may want to talk about that. But,\nfor all your folly, I believe you've been a brave and\ncourageous woman.\" At this, Sarah straightened her back\nand looked the minister in the face. In a lower voice\nhe continued: \"There are still many things I have to\nlearn about the world, Sarah Gomartun, some maybe, that\nyou can teach me, but this time you'll be guided by me,\nfor the sake of your children.\"\n\nThe woman stretched out her hand, groping towards\nthe young man. As he caught it, she whispered \"I will,\nson, I'll marry him.\"\n\nWhen he stood up to go, Sorleyson said \"You'll\nwant someone to be here when you're married - a witness,\na best man, as it were.\"\n","Type":"Text"}}]