Chapter 20: Confidential

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​⁠I don't think I have any words in which to tell the meeting of the mother and daughters; such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe, so I will leave it to the imagination of my readers, merely saying that the house was full of genuine happiness, and that Meg's tender hope was realized; for when Beth woke from that long, healing sleep, the first objects on which her eyes fell were