and being there , -- how are you ? '' said Tackleton in his grudging way . `` Oh ! well ; quite well ! And as happy as even you can wish me to be . As happy as you would make the whole world , if you could ! '' `` Poor Idiot ! '' muttered Tackleton . `` No gleam of reason . Not a gleam ! '' The Blind Girl took his hand and kissed it ; held it for a moment in her own two hands ; and laid her cheek against it tenderly before releasing it . There was such unspeakable affection and such fervent gratitude in the act , that Tackleton himself was moved to say , in a milder growl than usual : `` What 's the matter now ? '' `` I stood it close beside my pillow when I went to sleep last night , and remembered it in my dreams . And when the day broke , and the glorious red sun -- the red sun , father ? '' `` Red in the mornings and the evenings , Bertha , '' said poor Caleb with a woeful glance at his employer . `` When it rose , and the bright light I almost fear to strike myself against in walking , came into the room , I turned the little tree towards it , and blessed Heaven for making things so precious , and blessed you for sending them to cheer me ! '' `` Bedlam broke loose ! '' said Tackleton under his breath . `` We shall arrive at the strait-waistcoat and mufflers soon . We 're getting on ! ''
Caleb , XXXXX his hands hooked loosely in each other , stared vacantly before him while his daughter spoke , as if he really were uncertain -LRB- I believe he was -RRB- whether Tackleton had done anything to deserve her thanks or not .
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