When Mrs. Pitkin turned from her husband she sought Diana inside her chamber.

"0h, cousin! cousin!" said the kid, throwing herself into her arms."_Is_ this truthful? Is James _gone_? Can't we do _any_ thing? Can't we gethim back? I've been thinking it over. 0h, if the ship wouldn't sail! andI'd go to Salem and beg him to come back, on my knees. 0h, if I had onlyknown yesterday! 0h, cousin, cousin! he wanted to talk with me, and Iwouldn't hear him!--oh, if I only had, I could have persuaded him out ofit! 0h, why didn't I know?"

"There, there, dear little child! We must accept it just as it is, now that itis done. Don't feel so. We must try to look at the good."