Lady Victoria Campbell

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tion. If this was so, and no operation was attempted
or performed, it showed a very remarkable constitu-
tional healthiness.
What watching and ceaseless care could give was
hers. Dr. Halliday Douglas had the daily and almost
hourly charge of the patient, and what his deep skill
and knowledge could bring to the case was freely
given. He was not only her doctor, but her friend.
He early perceived the remarkable character and the
reserve of vitality in the young girl under his charge,
and he ministered as successfully to the mind as to
the body.
In October, 1889, Dr. Douglas writes to his old
patient : " Is it twenty-one years ago that we met !
How shall I thank God that I retain your loving
confidence. As time runs out, I value more than ever
your friendly regard, and your pleasant memories
of the past. I trust you did receive the blessing
yesterday that wonderful Ordinance conveys. I
wish you had been with us and received the help
to Communion my simple ardent friend gave from
the transfiguration, and the mount where it occurred
— so simple — so true — so earnest. But if your soul
has been fed, that is all."
On the anniversary of her birthday, Dr. Douglas
writes : "It never returns without calling forth
my sincere and earnest interest in your welfare and
happiness. I seek for you a growing aptitude in the
methods of the divine grace, of growing enjoyment
of the Word, as the Revealer of God in Christ, and a
growing joy in serving and enduring."