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the coming-home
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are sitting and lying closely packed together. She
gropes her way along slowly.
" Is Gandolfo here?" she asks.
"Yes, Donna Elisa." And Gandolfo steps
forward to her.
" You shall come with me and open your church
for me."
All who hear Donna Elisa say this, understand
that she wishes to go out to the Christ-child in San
Pasquale’s and pray for Gaetano. They rise and wish
to accompany her.
Donna Elisa is touched by this sympathy. Her
heart bursts wide open.
" I will tell you something," she says, and her
voice trembles a good deal. " I have had a dream.
I know not how it could happen that I fell asleep
this night. But while I sat by the bedside feeling
most anxious, I slept. And I had hardly dropped
asleep, ere I saw the Christ-child before me, in crown
and golden shoes, as it stands out there in San
Pasquale’s. And thus it said to me : ’ Make the
poor woman that lies praying in my church your
daughter-in-law, then Gaetano will be well!’ It had
only time to say that before I awoke, and, as I
opened my eyes, it was as if I saw the Christ-child
disappearing through the wall. And now I must go
and see if some one is there.
" But now you all hear that I promise that if there
is any woman out in San Pasquale’s I will do as
the image has commanded me. Even though it be
the poorest lass from the street, I will take care of
her and make her my daughter-in-law."
When Donna Elisa had said that, she and all who
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