And
then, being so enriched, and tasting the deep treasures of
heaven and earth which I had been made to know, happy so
exceedingly, — it came to my heart with a kind of pang, the
longing to make others know what I knew; and the secret
determination to use all my strength as Christ's servant, — in
bringing others to the joy of the knowledge of him.
I was called from my window then, and my view was exchanged
for the crowded dining-room, where I could eat nothing. But
after tea we got out upon the piazza again, and a soft north-
west breeze seemed to be food and refreshment too. Mrs.
Sandford soon found a colonel and a general to talk to; but
Dr. Sandford sat down by me.
"How do you like it, Daisy?"
I told him, and thanked him for bringing me.
"Are you tired?"
"No — I don't think I am tired."
"You are not hungry of course, for you can eat nothing. Do you
think you shall sleep?"
"I don't feel like it now. I do not generally get sleepy till a
great while after this."
"You will go to sleep somewhere about nine o'clock," said the
doctor; "and not wake up till you are called in the morning.
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