where I wholly love I wholly trust.
Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?
[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him.
It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
Love is a great beautifier.
Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.