So Jack , pale with anxiety , knelt down before her , and kept the little hands steadily in his all through the minutes that seemed so long to him . ` What do you see , my child ? ' asked the doctor , when he had done something to both eyes with a quick , skilful hand . Nanny leaned forward , with the film all gone , and answered , with a little cry of joy , that went to the hearts of those who heard it , ` Jack 's face ! I see it ! oh , I see it ! ' Only a freckled , round face , with wet eyes and tightly-set lips ; but to Nanny it was as beautiful as the face of an angel ; and when she was laid away with bandaged eyes to rest , it haunted all her dreams , for it was the face of the little friend who loved her best . Nanny 's chance was not a failure ; and when she saw the next dandelions he brought her , all the sunshine came back into the world brighter than ever for Jack . Well might it seem so ; for his fifty dollars bought him many things that money seldom buys . The doctor would n't take it at first ; but when Jack said , in the manful tone the doctor liked although it made him smile , ` It was a bargain , sir . I wish to pay my debts ; and I sha n't feel happy if Nanny do n't have it all for her eyes . Please do ! I 'd rather , ' -- then he took it ; and Nanny did have it , not only for her eyes , but in clothes and food and care , many times over ; for it was invested in a bank that pays good interest on every mite so given . Jack discovered that fifty dollars was far less than most people would have had to pay , and begged earnestly to be allowed to work for the rest . The doctor agreed to this , and Jack became his errand-boy , serving with a willingness that made a pleasure of duty ; soon finding that many comforts quietly got into his life ; that much help was given without words ; and that the days of hunger and rags , heavy burdens and dusty ash-heaps , were gone by for ever . The happiest hours of Jack 's day were spent in the doctor 's chaise , when he made his round of visits ; for while he waited , the boy studied or read , and while they drove hither and thither , the doctor talked with him , finding an eager mind as well as a tender heart and a brave spirit under the rough jacket of his little serving-man . But he never called him that ; for remembering the cheerfulness , self-denial , honesty , and loyalty to those he loved , shown by the boy , the good doctor proved his respect for the virtues all men should covet , wherever they are found , and always spoke of Jack with a smile , as ` My Little Gentleman . ' BACK WINDOWS . As I sit working at my back window , I look out on a long row of other people 's back windows ; and it is quite impossible for me to help seeing and being interested in my neighbours . There are a good many children in those houses ; and though I do n't know one of their names , I know them a great deal better than they think I do .
I never spoke a word to any of them , and never expect to do so ; yet I have my likes and dislikes among them , and could tell them things that they have XXXXX and done , which would astonish them very much , I assure you .
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