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Rh with a trustful and reverential love, and live in harmony with all people.

After a pause I said, "Will you say Amen to that prayer?" They hesitated, till Helweh exclaimed, "Amîn, Amîn!" and then the others echoed it.

Sâra said, "Speak yet again, my daughter. Speak about the bread." So I repeated the Lord's Prayer, explaining it—as I understand it—sentence by sentence, at their request. They asked me some very curious and suggestive questions, and they prayed that I would stay with them always. But while I was taking coffee, and hot bread and cream, one of the boys brought me a note from my brother, to tell me that he would be ready to start in half an hour, and that I was to go to him in the divan as soon as possible. So Sâra brought me my cloak and habit, which had been nicely dried and smoothed. With regret I took leave of my warm-hearted friends of the harem. They said, "Go in peace," and "Return to us again, O Miriam, beloved!"