" Caroline sat down beside Sue and held her hand and prayed. She had been frightened and miserable, her nerves tense with apprehension . . . but gradually all the fear and anxiety ebbed away and a flood of love and courage poured into her heart. She could feel it flowing through her and into the suffering girl like a warm comforting stream. Caroline did not move; she sat there quietly and let it flow—it was as easy as that—and presently Sue's trembling hand relaxed and her moans ceased and there was silence in the room.
"What are you doing to me, Mrs Dering?" whispered Sue.
"Loving you," replied Caroline gently. "

― D.E. Stevenson , Vittoria Cottage (Dering Family, #1)