it's not the Angel who went away!
‘Oh my boy,my boy,home at last!’cried Mrs Clare,who at that moment cared no more
down for Angel's lack of religion than for the dust on his clothes.What woman,in fact,however firm her beliefs,would not sacrifice her religion for her children?Nothing was more important to Mrs Clare than Angel's happiness.
But as soon as they reached the living room,she saw his face clearly in the light of the candles.She gave a cry and turned away in sorrow.‘Oh,it's not the Angel who went away!’
Even his father was shocked to see the change in his son.They would not have recognized him if they had passed him in the street.The cruel climate and hard work had aged him by twenty years.He was like a shadow,thin and bony,with no spring in his step and no enthusiasm in his eyes.