r all the dangers and privations which we have undergone together,
it is scarcely necessary to say that there has arisen between the
surviving passengers of the "Chancellor" a bond of friendship too
indissoluble, I believe, for either time or circumstance to destroy;
Curtis must ever remain the honoured and valued friend of those whose
welfare he consulted so faithfully in their misfortunes; his conduct was
beyond all praise.
When we were fairly on our homeward way, Miss Herbey by chance intimated
to us her intention of retiring from the world and devoting the
remainder of her life to the care of the sick and suffering.
"Then why not come and look after my son?" said M. Letourneur, adding,
"he is an invalid, and he requires, as he deserves, the best of
nursing."
Miss Herbey, after some deliberation, consented to become a member
of their family, and finds in M. Letourneur a father, and in Andre a
brother. A brother, I say; but may we not hope that she may be united
by a dearer and a closer tie, and that the noble-hearted girl may
experience the happiness that so richly she deserves?
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