"
Mr. Seagrave sighed and looked grave; Ready observed it, and said, "Mr.
Seagrave, it is not that we may want it; but still we must prepare for
the next rainy season, in case we do want it. That Captain Osborn, if
he lives, will send to look for us, I have no doubt; nay, I believe
that Mackintosh will do the same; but still you must not forget that
they all may have perished, although we have been so mercifully
preserved. We must put our trust in God, sir."
"We must, Ready; and if it is his will, we must not murmur. I have
schooled myself as much as possible; but thoughts will come in spite of
my endeavours to restrain them."
"Of course they will, sir; that's natural: however, sir, you must hope
for the best; fretting is no good, and it is sinful."
"I feel it is, Ready; and when I see how patient, and even happy, my
wife is under such privations, I am angry with myself."
"A woman, sir, bears adversity better than a man. A woman is all love,
and if she has but her husband and children with her, and in good
health, she will make herself happy almost anywhere: but men are
different: they cannot bear being shut out of the world as you are
now.
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