CHAPTER VIII . A TRAGEDY OF CHILDHOOD The Story Girl went to Charlottetown for a week in June to visit Aunt Louisa . Life seemed very colourless without her , and even Felicity admitted that it was lonesome . But three days after her departure Felix told us something on the way home from school which lent some spice to existence immediately . `` What do you think ? '' he said in a very solemn , yet excited , tone . `` Jerry Cowan told me at recess this afternoon that he HAD SEEN A PICTURE OF GOD -- that he has it at home in an old , red-covered history of the world , and has looked at it OFTEN . '' To think that Jerry Cowan should have seen such a picture often ! We were as deeply impressed as Felix had meant us to be . `` Did he say what it was like ? '' asked Peter . `` No -- only that it was a picture of God , walking in the garden of Eden . '' `` Oh , '' whispered Felicity -- we all spoke in low tones on the subject , for , by instinct and training , we thought and uttered the Great Name with reverence , in spite of our devouring curiosity -- `` oh , WOULD Jerry Cowan bring it to school and let us see it ? '' `` I asked him that , soon as ever he told me , '' said Felix . `` He said he might , but he could n't promise , for he 'd have to ask his mother if he could bring the book to school . If she 'll let him he 'll bring it to-morrow . '' `` Oh , I 'll be almost afraid to look at it , '' said Sara Ray tremulously . I think we all shared her fear to some extent . Nevertheless , we went to school the next day burning with curiosity . And we were disappointed .
Possibly night had brought counsel XXXXX Jerry Cowan ; or perhaps his mother had put him up to it .
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