Norwerehereffortsconfinedentirelytopubliclife。Incozycornersanddarkenedrecesses，beardedlipswithheldtheamorousdeclarationtomutter\"SarahWalker\"betweentheirclenchedteeth;
coyandbashfultonguesfoundspeechatlastintherapidformulationof\"SarahWalker。\"Nobodyeverthoughtofabbreviatingherfullname。Thetwopeopleinthehotel，otherwiseindividualized，butknownonlyas\"SarahWalker’sfather\"and\"SarahWalker’smother，\"andneverasMr。andMrs。Walker，addressedheronlyas\"SarahWalker\";twoanimalsthatwereoccasionallyapartofthispassingpageantwereknownas\"SarahWalker’sdog\"and\"SarahWalker’scat，\"andlateritwasmyproudprivilegetosinkmyownindividualityunderthetitleof\"thatfriendofSarahWalker’s。\"
Itmustnotbesupposedthatshehadattainedthisbalefuleminencewithoutsomeactivecriticism。EveryparentintheGreyportHotelhadheldhisorhertheoryoftheparticulardefectsofSarahWalker’seducation;everyvirginandbachelorhadopenlyexpressedviewsofthepeculiardisciplinethatwasnecessarytohersubjugation。Itmayberoughlyestimatedthatshewouldhavespenttheentirenineyearsofheractivelifeinadarkcupboardonanexclusivedietofbreadandwater，hadthisdisciplineobtained;
while，ontheotherhand，hadtheeducationaltheoriesoftheparentalassemblyprevailed，shewouldhaveerethisshoneanetherealizedessenceintheangelichost。Ineithereventshewouldhave\"ceasedfromtroubling，\"whichwasthegeneralGreyportideaofhighereducation。ApaperreadbeforeourLiterarySocietyon\"SarahWalkerandotherinfantilediseases，\"wasreferredtointhecatalogueas\"Walker，Sarah，PreventionandCure，\"whiletheusualburlesquelegislationofoursummerseasonculminatedintheActentitled\"AnActtoamendanActentitledanActfortheabatementofSarahWalker。\"Asshewashereafterexclusivelytobefed\"onthePROVISIONSofthisAct，\"someideaofitsgeneraltonemaybegathered。Itwasasingularfactinthispointofherhistorythathernaturalprogenitorsnotonlyofferednoresistancetothedoubtfulcelebrityoftheiroffspring，but，byhopelesslyacceptingthesituation，tosomeextentPOSEDasSarahWalker’svictims。Mr。andMrs。Walkerwereknowntoberich，respectable，andindulgenttotheironlychild。Theythemselveshadbeenevolvedfromapreviousgenerationofpromiscuouslyacquiredwealthintothereposeofinheritedproperty，butitwascurrentlyacceptedthatSarahhad\"castback\"andreincarnatedsomewaifonthedeckofanemigrantshipatthebeginningofthecentury。
Suchwasthechildseparatedfrommebythisportentoushistory，anarrowpassage，andaclosednurserydoor。Presently，however，thedoorwaspartlyopenedagainasiftoadmittheair。Thecryinghadceased，butinitsplacethemonotonousVoiceofConscience，forthemomentpersonatedbySarahWalker’snursemaid，keptaliveadrowsyrecollectionofSarahWalker’stransgressions。