It is near enough to a miracle for me . Let us thank God reverently and humbly that he has seen fit to remove his curse from the innocent . Your doctors may explain it as they like , lad , but I 'm thinking they wo n't get much nearer to it than that . It is awesome , that is what it is . Janet , woman , I feel as if I were in a dream . Can Kilmeny really speak ? '' `` Indeed I can , Uncle , '' said Kilmeny , with a rapturous glance at Eric . `` Oh , I do n't know how it came to me -- I felt that I MUST speak -- and I did . And it is so easy now -- it seems to me as if I could always have done it . '' She spoke naturally and easily . The only difficulty which she seemed to experience was in the proper modulation of her voice . Occasionally she pitched it too high -- again , too low . But it was evident that she would soon acquire perfect control of it . It was a beautiful voice -- very clear and soft and musical . `` Oh , I am so glad that the first word I said was your name , dearest , '' she murmured to Eric . `` What about Neil ? '' asked Thomas Gordon gravely , rousing himself with an effort from his abstraction of wonder . `` What are we to do with him when he returns ? In one way this is a sad business . '' Eric had almost forgotten about Neil in his overwhelming amazement and joy .
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