Yes, the London house was all in confusion, but Oh, what a happy
confusion! Lucy was so busy, she hardly knew what to do first, but her
comfortable good-temper suffused the homeliest duties of life with the
sacred glow of unselfish love, and John, watching her sunny
cheerfulness, said to himself,
"Surely God smiled upon her soul before it came to this earth."
In a short time Lucy had got right under the situation. She knew exactly
what ought to be done and did it, being quite satisfied that Harry
should spend his time in measuring accurately and packing with extremest
care his pictures and curios and all the small things so large and
important to himself. And it was not to Harry but to Lucy that John gave
all important instructions, for he soon perceived that it was Harry's
way to rush into the middle of things but never to overtake himself.
At length after ten days of unwearying superintendence, John felt that
Lucy and Harry could be left to manage their own affairs. Now, we like
the people we help and bless, and John during his care for his brother's
family had become much attached to every member of it, for even little
Agnes could now hold out her arms to him and lisp his name.
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