``No,no,’’sheobjected。``Youcannotbethejudgeofthat。Promisemeyouwillremainuntilthefriendsyoumosttrusttellyouitistimetowith—
draw,ormakeyouunderstandthatitistime。
Promisemethat。’’
Imadethepromise。Sheseemedcontent,andagainbegantotalkofthefuture。
``Youwillnothaveaneasypath,’’shewarnedme。``Insomewaysitwillbeharderforyouthanithaseverbeenforme。Iwassomucholderthantherestofyou,andIhadbeenpresidentsolong,thatyougirlshaveallbeenwillingtolistentome。Itwillbedifferentwithyou。Otherwomenofyourownagehavebeenintheworkalmostaslongasyouhavebeen;youdonotstandoutfromthembyageorlengthofservice,asIdid。Therewillbeinevi—