Paula the Waldensian - Eva Lecomte

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lack ribbon tied under her chin. But here was a different Paula. She was large for her age and appeared quite strong. Her frank open face, bronzed with the sun and air, showed health and intelligence. A black silk cap with a wide ribbon of the same color, failed to entirely hide a magnificent head of brown hair, gathered beneath her cap after the manner of the Waldensians. Her simple dress of black and gray stripes reached almost to her ankles, while an apron of fine cretonne came to her knees. A black shawl whose points passed under her arms and were knotted behind, protected her shoulders, while a pair of great thick shoes completed her attire. In spite of what to our mind was a certain quaint oddness in her dress, it could not hide Paula's beauty. Her forehead was broad and intelligent, her large brown eyes were full of a certain sweetness, and a lovely smile played on her halfopened lips. "Come," said our father in an almost kindly voice for him; "Embrace your young cousin, and give her a hearty welcome." Rosa came forward, and I timidly did the same; but Paula dropping father's hand, rushed toward Rosa and then to me, kissing us both and laughing and crying at the same time. She seemed to forget her long voyage and her weariness as she repeated to each one of us in her melodious voice, "I know I shall love you all, and my Uncle Charles here. I already love him, and he has told me all your names. Let me see, this is Rosa," and then turning to me, "You are Lisita. Oh, if you only knew how much I love you all!" "Now go and greet your cousin Catalina," said my father. "She is the sick one," he added softly. Paula drew near the big chair where the sick girl re-clined. Catalina was smiling sadly at the young stranger. "Do you also love me a little?" asked my eldest sister. 29
With tenderness and infinite care Paula enveloped her in her strong arms. "I already love you with all my heart!" she said, laying her head against Catalina's shoulder. "Have you ever been sick, Paula?" she questioned her. "No, but Papa was," she said in a trembling tone. At this moment Teresa arrived carrying in the final bag. "At last," she said, embracing Paula. "Do you know who I am?" Then, seeing that Paula viewed her a bit strangely, she added, "I am only old Teresa. It was I who brought up your dear mother, and I thought I would have to do the same with you; but it looks to me as if you wouldn't need very much of my care. You are so large and healthy, much bigger than Lisita here, and yet you probably are no older. How old are you, pray?" "I am ten years old, madame." "Oh, don't call me 'madame.' Call me Teresa, just as your mother did many years ago." And Teresa took the lamp and brought it close to Paula. "No, you hardly have any similiarity in your face, but your voice is like hers. Now, let me hug you once more, my treasure." And Teresa pressed to her heart the motherless child. "In my country they say I am like Papa. In fact, I have his portrait in the trunk and I will show it to you." "Show it to us now!" I shouted. 30
Page 1 and 2: PAULA THE WALDENSIAN Eva Lecomte
Page 3 and 4: Villar-Pellice, France. Translator'
Page 5 and 6: Of course, our own garden covering
Page 7 and 8: errands for me, and the only thing
Page 9 and 10: sir, take this little orphan as you
Page 11 and 12: "You can talk to me as you like," I
Page 13 and 14: However, on this particular afterno
Page 15 and 16: "Keep quiet, Lisita. Your tongue ru
Page 17 and 18: other end of the house. Are you res
Page 19 and 20: happy song of the canaries, from wh
Page 21 and 22: and then suddenly came that terribl
Page 23 and 24: help me?'" "But I thought Mamma die
Page 25 and 26: church, nor anything of the kind. H
Page 27 and 28: "Oh," I exclaimed beamingly; "I do
Page 29: At last the great day arrived. It w
Page 33 and 34: cup of hot milk. She placed her han
Page 35 and 36: father had placed under the apple-t
Page 37 and 38: endeavor to make her happy and forg
Page 39 and 40: "See my flowers," she said. "I pick
Page 41 and 42: luntly tell her the truth that we l
Page 43 and 44: any time to come and call us, but s
Page 45 and 46: "No," she said, "I'm not afraid to
Page 47 and 48: "Because I didn't know what to say
Page 49 and 50: Chapter 6 In the midst of darkness
Page 51 and 52: already told you that in this house
Page 53 and 54: "Oh, let her pray, father," implore
Page 55 and 56: words. Have you found them yet?" Pa
Page 57 and 58: would have exchanged all my books f
Page 59 and 60: you." But Paula continued crying, i
Page 61 and 62: the back of her sleeve, as she turn
Page 63 and 64: Poor Paula seemed at a loss. "Well,
Page 65 and 66: And so Teresa and Paula kneeled tog
Page 67 and 68: "Well, well," said my father, "I'm
Page 69 and 70: saw it again, I'm afraid--I'm afrai
Page 71 and 72: "Why do you ask that, sir?" she sai
Page 73 and 74: until, until--" My poor father coul
Page 75 and 76: "Oh, yes, indeed, I do forgive you,
Page 77 and 78: And then, as she thought of the dea
Page 79 and 80: for the first time in my life, I wa
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"No, Teresa dear," and Paula sighed
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"Oh, no indeed, you shall all come
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And the "things" which we "saw" wer
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"Oh, sir," cried Paula, to one of t
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here," she said amiably. "Now, we m
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do with you! Here's another package
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Chapter 9 A little glimpse of heave
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For there is no night there. Paula
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Paula that sang. But don't punish h
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Chapter 10 In the country Once a ye
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Soon after this there would appear
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and Edward informed us that at one
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disappointment to you," he said, pa
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But she shook her head as if trying
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"How is that?" "Oh, I'm just stayin
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upon the beauty of her eyes and hai
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Paula threw her grammar on a road-s
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We soon recognized with joy that it
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of people." Paula had such a sympat
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"Oh, why not now, Louisa?" "Because
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Mademoiselle Paula. That afternoon
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Chapter 12 A treasure restored Our
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"You know, Paula, father always giv
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her past life in that far-off Walde
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Chapter 13 The school-teacher and h
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disagreeable thing in the house wit
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exacting a promise from Paula that
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Presently the shawl came down from
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"I'm afraid you will have to wait a
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oth sincere and kindly, and I rose
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healed, returned and glorified God
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I looked at her furtively. By the l
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her to sew and to knit. "What are y
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that seemed to be his chief pleasur
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"May God bless them both," and Marg
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Chapter 15 The Breton It was a snow
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man like that may do. If my rheumat
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I interrupted her to ask if she kne
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I don't mind doing another month fo
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Monsieur Dumas, and the other is he
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"And do you believe He could do it?
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"Yes, I do, indeed!" And here Celes
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Chapter 16 Saved! That night on our
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"How white and pure and beautiful e
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As timidly as a child the Breton ad
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had no work, and my wife taunted me
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Chapter 17 The young school-mistres
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tell you! It's God Himself who's do
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permission at last. The Breton came
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learned to pray. But now some of th
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"Well, supposing that's not so!" sh
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a smile. "You see, the Breton has a
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"I don't know yet exactly, but I've
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followed. I presume the neighborhoo
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Breton is only grateful for all you
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came to singing, his marvelously fr
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"I think," said my father slowly in
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To heal, to strengthen, and provide
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Chapter 20 In His presence At times
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Louis followed shortly to return to
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started to come over me, but it was
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stories of Paula's universal love f
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Tenderly my father cut off two lock
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The storm of wind and rain had pass
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