Billycaughtthecoldrollandbegantorubitagainstthetreeexcitedly。
\"Howareyougoingtogetitgreasedtothetop?\"inquiredTerry。
Billy\'sfacelengthened。\"That\'sso!\"hesaid。\"Thethingistobeginatthetopandgreasedown。I\'llshowyou!\"
Billyputthebutterinhishandkerchiefandtookthecornersbetweenhisteeth。Heclimbedthepole，greasingitashesliddown。
\"Now，Igottotryfirst，\"hesaid，\"becauseI\'mthebiggestandsoIhavethebestchance；onlytheonethatgoesfirsthasn\'thardlyanychanceatall，becausehehastowipeoffthegreaseonhimself，sotheotherscangetupatlast。See?\"
\"Allright!\"saidTerry。\"YougofirstandthenIwillandthenAlice。Phew!It\'sslick。He\'llnevergetup。\"
Billywrestledmanfully，andwhenhewasexhaustedheboostedTerry，andthenbothofthemhelpedAlice，towhomtheyawardedaprizeofherowndoll。AstheyrestedBillyremembered。
\"Doyourfolkskeepcows?\"heasked。
\"No，webuymilk，\"saidTerry。
\"Gee!Thenwhataboutthebutter?Maybeyourmaneedsitfordinner!\"
\"No，shedoesn\'t!\"criedAlice。\"There\'sstacksofit!
IcanhaveallthebutterIwant。\"
\"Well，I\'mmightygladofit!\"saidBilly。\"Ididn\'tjustthink。I\'mafraidwe\'vegreasedourclothes，too。\"
\"That\'snodifference，\"saidTerry。\"Wecanplaywhatwepleaseinthesethings。\"
\"Well，weoughttobealldirty，andbloody，andhavefeathersonustoberealIndians，\"saidBilly。
Alicetriedahandfulofdirtonhersleeveanditstreakedbeautifully。Instantlyallofthembegansmearingthemselves。
\"Ifweonlyhadfeathers，\"lamentedBilly。
Terrydisappearedandshortlyreturnedfromthegaragewithafeatherduster。Billyfellonitwithashriek。
Aroundeachone\'sheadhefirmlytiedatwistedhandkerchief，andstuckinsideitarowofstifflyupstandingfeathers。
\"Now，ifwejustonlyhadsomepokeberriestopaintusred，we\'dbereal，forsureenoughIndians，andwecouldgoonthewarpathandfightalltheothertribesandburnalotofthematthestake。\"
Alicesidleduptohim。\"Wouldhuckleberriesdo?\"
sheaskedsoftly。
\"Yes!\"shoutedTerry，wildwithexcitement。\"Anythingthat\'sacolour。\"
Alicemadeanothertriptotherefrigerator。Billycrushedtheberriesinhishandsandsmearedandstreakedalltheirfacesliberally。
\"Nowareweready?\"askedAlice。
Billycollapsed。\"Iforgottheponies!Yougottorideponiestogoonthewarpath!\"
\"Youain\'tneither!\"contradictedTerry。\"It\'stheverylateststyletogoonthewarpathinamotor。
Everybodydoes!Theygoeverywhereinthem。Theyaremuchfasterandbetterthananyoldponies。\"
Billygaveonegenuinewhoop。\"Canwetakeyourmotor?\"
Terryhesitated。
\"Isupposeyouaretoolittletorunit?\"saidBilly。
\"Iamnot!\"flashedTerry。\"Iknowhowtostartandstopit，andIdrivelotsforStephens。Itishardtoturnovertheenginewhenyoustart。\"
\"I\'llturnit，\"volunteeredBilly。\"I\'mstrongasanything。\"
\"Maybeitwillstartwithout。IfStephenshasjustbeenrunningit，sometimesitwill。Comeon，let\'stry。\"
Billystraightenedup，liftedhischinandcried:\"Houpe!
Houpe!Houpe!\"
ThelittleO\'Moresstaredinamazement。
\"Whydon\'tyoucomeonandwhoop?\"demandedBilly。
\"Don\'tyouknowhow?YouaregreatIndians!
Yougottowhoopbeforeyougoonthewarpath。
Yououghttokillabat，too，andseeifthewindisright。Butmaybetheenginewon\'trunifwewaittodothat。Youcanwhoop，anyway。Alltogethernow!\"
Theydidwhoop，andafterseveraleffortsthecrysatisfiedBilly，soheledthewaytothebigmotor，andtookthefrontseatwithTerry。AliceandLittleBrotherclimbedintotheback。
\"Willitgo?\"askedBilly，\"ordowehavetoturnit?\"
\"Itwillgo，\"saidTerryasthemachinegentlyslidoutintotheavenueandstartedunderhisguidance。
\"Thisisnowarpath!\"scoffedBilly。\"Wegottogoalotfasterthanthis，andwegottowhoop。Alice，whydon\'tyouwhoop?
Alicearose，tookholdoftheseatinfrontandwhooped。
\"IfIopenthethrottle，Ican\'tsqueezethebulbtoscarepeopleoutofourway，\"saidTerry。\"Ican\'tsteerandsqueeze，too。\"
\"We\'llwhoopenoughtogetthemoutoftheway。Gofaster!\"
urgedBilly。
Billyalsostood，liftedhischinandwhoopedlikethewildestlittlesavagethatevercameoutoftheWest。
AliceandLittleBrotheraddedtheirvoices，andwhenhewasnotabsorbedwiththesteeringgear，Terryjoinedin。
\"Faster!\"shoutedBilly。
Intoxicatedwiththespeedandexcitement，Terrythrewthethrottlewiderandthebigcarleapedforwardandspeddowntheavenue。Initfourblack，feather-
bedeckedchildrenwhoopedinwildgleeuntilsuddenlyTerry\'swarcrychangedtoascreamofpanic。
\"Thelakeiscoming!\"
\"Stop!\"criedBilly。\"Stop!Whydon\'tyoustop?\"
ParalyzedwithfearTerryclungtothesteeringgearandthecarspedonward。
\"Youlittlefool!Whydon\'tyoustop?\"screamedBilly，catchingTerry\'sarm。\"Tellmehowtostop!\"
AbicycleshotbesidethemandFrecklesstandingonthepedalsshouted:\"Pulloutthepininthatlittlecircleatyourfeet!\"
Billyfellonhiskneesandtuggedandthepinyieldedatlast。Justasthewheelsstruckthewhitesandthebicyclesheeredclose，Frecklescaughttheleverandwithonestrongshovesetthebrake。ThewaterflewasthecarstruckHuron，butluckilyitwasshallowandthebeachsmooth。HubdeepthebigmotorstoodquiveringasFrecklesclimbedinandbackedittodrysand。
Thenhedrewadeepbreathandstaredathisbrood。
\"Terence，wouldyoukindlybeexplaining?\"hesaidatlast。
BillylookedatthepantinglittlefigureofTerry。
\"IguessIbetter，\"hesaid。\"WewereplayingIndiansonthewarpath，andwehadn\'tanyponies，andTerrysaiditwasallthestyletogoinautomobilesnow，sowe——\"
Freckles\'sheadwentback，andbedidsomewhoopinghimself。
\"Iwonderifyourealizehownearlyyoucametobeingfourdrownedchildren?\"hesaidgravely，afteratime。
\"Oh，IthinkIcouldswimenoughtogetmostofusout，\"
saidBilly。\"Anyway，weneedwashing。\"
\"Youdoindeed，\"saidFreckles。\"Iwillheadthisprocessiontothegarage，andtherewewillremovethefirstcoat。\"FortheremainderofBilly\'svisitthenurse，chauffeur，andeveryservantoftheO\'Morehouseholdhadsomethingofimportanceontheirminds，andBilly\'severystepwasshadowed。
\"IhaveBilly\'sconsent，\"saidPhiliptoElnora，\"andalltheotherconsentyouhavestipulated。Beforeyouthinkofsomethingmore，givemeyourlefthand，please。\"
Elnoragaveitgladly，andtheemeraldslippedonherfinger。
Thentheywenttogetherintotheforesttotelleachotherallaboutit，andtalkitover。
\"HaveyouseenEdith?\"askedPhilip。
\"No，\"answeredElnora。\"Butshemustbehere，orshemayhaveseenmewhenwewenttoPetoskeyafewdaysago。
Herpeoplehaveacottageoveronthebluff，buttheAngelnevertoldmeuntilto-day。Ididn\'twanttomakethattrip，butthefolksweresoanxioustoentertainme，anditwasonlyafewdaysuntilIintendedtoletyouknowmyselfwhereIwas。\"
\"AndIwasgoingtowaitjustthatlong，andifIdidn\'thearthenIwasgettingreadytoturnoverthecountry。
IcanscarcelyrealizeyetthatEdithsentmethattelegram。\"
\"Nowonder!It\'sadifficultthingtobelieve。Ican\'texpresshowIfeelforher。\"
\"Letusneverspeakofitagain，\"saidPhilip。\"IcamenearerfeelingsorryforherlastnightthanIhaveyet。
Icouldn\'tsleeponthatboatcomingover，andIcouldn\'tputawaythethoughtofwhatsendingthatmessagecosther。
Ineverwouldhavebelieveditpossiblethatshewoulddoit。
Butitisdone。Wewillforgetit。\"
\"IscarcelythinkIshall，\"saidElnora。\"ItissomethingIliketoremember。Howsufferingmusthavechangedher!
Iwouldgiveanythingtobringherpeace。\"
\"Hendersoncametoseemeatthehospitalafewdaysago。
He\'sgonearatherwildpace，butifhehadbeenheldfromyouthbytheloveofagoodwomanhemighthaveliveddifferently。Therearethingsabouthimonecannothelpadmiring。\"
\"Ithinkhelovesher，\"saidElnorasoftly。
\"Hedoes!Healwayshas!Henevermadeanysecretofit。Hewillcutinnowanddohislevelbest，buthetoldmethathethoughtshewouldsendhimaway。
Heunderstandsherthoroughly。\"
EdithCarrdidnotunderstandherself。Shewenttoherroomafterhergood-byetoHenderson，layonherbedandtriedtothinkwhyshewassufferingasshewas。
\"Itisallmyselfishness，myunrestrainedtemper，myprideinmylooks，myambitiontobefirst，\"shesaid。
\"Thatiswhathascausedthistrouble。\"
Thenshewentdeeper。
\"HowdoesithappenthatIamsoselfish，thatInevercontrolledmytemper，thatIthoughtbeautyandsocialpositionthevitalthingsoflife?\"shemuttered。\"Ithinkthatgoesalittlepastme。IthinkamotherwhoallowsachildtogrowupasIdid，whoeducatesitonlyforthefrivolitiesoflife，hasashareinthatchild\'sending。
Ithinkmymotherhassomeresponsibilityinthis，\"EdithCarrwhisperedtothenight。\"Butshewillrecognizenone。
ShewouldlaughatmeifItriedtotellherwhatIhavesufferedandthebitter，bitterlessonIhavelearned。
Noonereallycares，butHart。I\'vesenthimaway，sothereisnoone!Noone!\"
Edithpressedherfingersacrossherburningeyesandlaystill。
\"Heisgone!\"shewhisperedatlast。\"Hewouldgoatonce。
Hewouldnotseemeagain。Ishouldthinkheneverwouldwanttoseemeanymore。ButIwillwanttoseehim!
Mysoul!Iwanthimnow!Iwanthimeveryminute!
HeisallIhave。AndI\'vesenthimaway。Oh，thesedreadfuldaystocome，alone!Ican\'tbearit。Hart!
Hart!\"shecriedaloud。\"Iwantyou!Noonecaresbutyou。
Nooneunderstandsbutyou。Oh，Iwantyou!\"
Shesprangfromherbedandfeltherwaytoherdesk。
\"GetmesomeoneattheHendersoncottage，\"shesaidtoCentral，andwaitedshivering。
\"Theydon\'tanswer。\"
\"Theyarethere!Youmustgetthem。Turnonthebuzzer。\"
AfteratimethesleepyvoiceofMrs。Hendersonanswered。
\"HasHartgone?\"pantedEdithCarr。
\"No!HecameinlateandbegantotalkaboutstartingtoCalifornia。Hehasn\'tsleptinweekstoamounttoanything。Iputhimtobed。ThereistimeenoughtostarttoCaliforniawhenheawakens。Edith，whatareyouplanningtodonextwiththatboyofmine?\"
\"WillyoutellhimIwanttoseehimbeforehegoes?\"
\"Yes，butIwon\'twakehim。\"
\"Idon\'twantyouto。Justtellhiminthemorning。\"
\"Verywell。\"
\"Youwillbesure?\"
\"Sure!\"
Hartwasnotgone。Edithfellasleep。Shearoseatnoonthenextday，tookacoldbath，ateherbreakfast，dressedcarefully，andleavingwordthatshehadgonetotheforest，shewalkedslowlyacrosstheleaves。Itwascoolandquietthere，soshesatwhereshecouldseehimcoming，andwaited。Shewasthinkingdeepandfast。
Hendersoncameswiftlydownthepath。Alongsleep，food，andEdith\'smessagehaddonehimgood。Hehaddressedinnewlightflannelsthatwerebecoming。
Editharoseandwenttomeethim。
\"Letuswalkintheforest，\"shesaid。
TheypassedtheoldCatholicgraveyard，andenteredthedeepestwoodoftheIsland，whereallshadowsweregreen，allvoicesofhumanityceased，andtherewasnosoundsavethewhisperingofthetrees，afewbirdnotesandsquirrelrustle。ThereEdithseatedherselfonamossyoldlog，andHendersonstudiedher。Hecoulddetectachange。
Shewasstillpaleandhereyestired，butthedull，strainedlookwasgone。Hewantedtohope，buthedidnotdare。
Anyothermanwouldhaveforcedhertospeak。ThemightytendernessinHenderson\'sheartshieldedherineveryway。
\"Whathaveyouthoughtofthatyouwantedyet，Edith?\"
heaskedlightlyashestretchedhimselfatherfeet。
\"You!\"
Hendersonlaytenseandverystill。
\"Well，Iamhere!\"
\"ThankHeavenforthat!\"
Hendersonsatupsuddenly，leaningtowardherwithquestioningeyes。Notknowingwhathedaredsay，afraidofthehopewhichfoundbirthinhisheart，hetriedtoshieldherandatthesametimetofeelhisway。
\"IammorethankfulthanIcanexpressthatyoufeelso，\"hesaid。\"Iwouldbeofuse，ofcomfort，toyouifI
knewhow，Edith。\"
\"Youaremyonlycomfort，\"shesaid。\"Itriedtosendyouaway。IthoughtIdidn\'twantyou。IthoughtI
couldn\'tbearthesightofyou，becauseofwhatyouhaveseenmesuffer。ButIwenttotherootofthisthinglastnight，Hart，andwithselfinmind，asusual，IfoundthatIcouldnotlivewithoutyou。\"
Hendersonbeganbreathinglightly。Hewasafraidtospeakormove。
\"Ifacedthefactthatallthisismyownfault，\"
continuedEdith，\"andcamethroughmyownselfishness。
ThenIwentfartherbackandrealizedthatIamasI
wasreared。Idon\'twanttoblamemyparents，butI
wascarefullytrainedintowhatIam。IfElnoraComstockhadbeenlikeme，Philwouldhavecomebacktome。IcanseehowselfishIseemtohim，andhowIappeartoyou，ifyouwouldadmitit。\"
\"Edith，\"saidHendersondesperately，\"thereisnousetotrytodeceiveyou。YouhaveknownfromthefirstthatIfoundyouwronginthis。Butit\'sthefirsttimeinyourlifeIeverthoughtyouwrongaboutanything——andit\'stheonlytimeIevershall。Understand，Ithinkyouthebravest，mostbeautifulwomanonearth，theonemostworthloving。\"
\"I\'mnottobeconsideredinthesameclasswithher。\"
\"Idon\'tgrantthat，butifIdid，you，mustrememberhowIcomparewithPhil。He\'smysuperiorateverypoint。
There\'snouseindiscussingthat。Youwantedtoseeme，Edith。
Whatdidyouwant?\"
\"Iwantedyoutonotgoaway。\"
\"Notatall?\"
\"Notatall!Notever!Notunlessyoutakemewithyou，Hart。\"
Sheslightlyextendedonehandtohim。Hendersontookthathand，kissingitagainandagain。
\"Anythingyouwant，Edith，\"hesaidbrokenly。\"Justasyouwishit。Doyouwantmetostayhere，andgoonaswehavebeen?\"
\"Yes，onlywithadifference。\"
\"Canyoutellme，Edith?\"
\"First，Iwantyoutoknowthatyouarethedearestthingonearthtome，rightnow。Iwouldgiveupeverythingelse，beforeIwouldyou。Ican\'thonestlysaythatIloveyouwiththeloveyoudeserve。Myheartistoosore。It\'stoosoontoknow。ButIloveyousomeway。
Youarenecessarytome。Youaremycomfort，myshield。
Ifyouwantme，asyouknowmetobe，Hart，youmayconsidermeyours。IgiveyoumywordofhonourIwilltrytobeasyouwouldhaveme，justassoonasIcan。\"
Hendersonkissedherhandpassionately。\"Don\'t，Edith，\"
hebegged。\"Don\'tsaythosethings。Ican\'tbearit。
Iunderstand。Everythingwillcomerightintime。
Lovelikeminemustbringareward。Youwilllovemesomeday。Icanwait。Iamthemostpatientfellow。\"
\"ButImustsayit，\"criedEdith。\"I——Ithink，Hart，thatIhavebeenonthewrongroadtofindhappiness。
IplannedtofinishlifeasIstarteditwithPhil；andyouseehowgladhewastochange。Hewantedtheothersortofgirlfarmorethanheeverwantedme。Andyou，Hart，honest，now——I\'llknowifyoudon\'ttellmethetruth!
WouldyouratherhaveawifeasIplannedtolivelifewithPhil，orwouldyouratherhaveherasElnoraComstockintendstolivewithhim?\"
\"Edith!\"criedtheman，\"Edith!\"
\"Ofcourse，youcan\'tsayitinplainEnglish，\"saidthegirl。
\"Youarefartoochivalrousforthat。Youneedn\'tsayanything。Iamanswered。Ifyoucouldhaveyourchoiceyouwouldn\'thaveasocietywife，either。Inyourheartyou\'dlikethesmallerhomeofcomfort，thefurtheranceofyourambitions，thepalatablemealsregularlyserved，andlittlechildrenaroundyou。Iamsickofallwehavegrownupto，Hart。Whenyourhouroftroublecomes，thereisnocomfortforyou。Iamtiredtodeath。
Youfindoutwhatyouwanttodo，andbe，thatisaman\'sworkintheworld，andIwillplanourhome，withnothoughtsaveyourcomfort。I\'llbetheotherkindofagirl，asfastasIcanlearn。Ican\'tcorrectallmyfaultsinoneday，butI\'llchangeasrapidlyasIcan。\"
\"Godknows，Iwillbedifferent，too，Edith。Youshallnotbetheonlygenerousone。Iwillmakealltherestoflifeworthyofyou。Iwillchange，too!\"
\"Don\'tyoudare!\"saidEdithCarr，takinghisheadbetweenherhandsandholdingitagainstherknees，whilethetearssliddownhercheeks。\"Don\'tyoudarechange，youbig-hearted，splendidlover!Iamlittleandselfish。
Youaretheveryfinest，justasyouare!\"
Hendersonwasnottalkingthen，sotheysatthroughalongsilence。AtlastheheardEdithdrawaquickbreath，andliftinghisheadhelookedwhereshepointed。
Upafernstalkclimbedacuriouslookingobject。
Theywatchedbreathlessly。Bylavenderfeetclungabig，pursy，lavender-splotched，yellowbody。Yellowandlavenderwingsbegantoexpandandtakeoncolour。Everyinstantgreatbeautybecamemoreapparent。Itwasoneofthosedouble-broodedfreaks，whichdooccuronrareoccasions，ormerelyanEaclesImperialismoththatinthecooldampnorthernforesthadfailedtoemergeinJune。EdithCarrdrewbackwithalong，shiveringbreath。Hendersoncaughtherhandsandgrippedthemfirmly。Steadilyshelookedthethoughtofherheartintohiseyes。
\"Byallthepowers，youshallnot!\"sworetheman。
\"Youhavedoneenough。Iwillsmashthatthing!\"
\"Ohnoyouwon\'t!\"criedthegirl，clingingtohishands。
\"Iamnotbigenoughyet，Hart，butbeforeIleavethisforestIshallhavegrowntobreadthandstrengthtocarrythattoher。Sheneedstwoofeachkind。Philonlysentherone!\"
\"EdithIcan\'tbearit!That\'snotdemanded!Letmetakeit!\"
\"Youmaygowithme。IknowwheretheO\'Morecottageis。
Ihavebeenthereoften。\"
\"I\'llsayyousentit!\"
\"Youmaywatchmedeliverit!\"
\"Philmaybetherebynow。\"
\"Ihopeheis!Ishouldlikehimtoseemedoonedecentthingbywhichtorememberme。\"
\"Itellyouthatisnotnecessary!\"
\"`Notnecessary!\'\"criedthegirl，herbigeyesshining。
\"Notnecessary?Thenwhatonearthisthethingdoinghere?IjusthaveboastedthatIwouldchange，thatI
wouldbelikeher，thatIwouldgrowbiggerandbroader。
AsthewordsarespokenGodgivesmetheopportunitytoprovewhetherIamsincere。Thisismytest，Hart!Don\'tyouseeit?IfIambigenoughtocarrythattoher，youwillbelievethatthereissomegoodinme。Youwillnotbelovingmeinvain。ThisisanespecialProvidence，man!
Bemystrength!Helpme，asyoualwayshavedone!\"
Hendersonaroseandshooktheleavesfromhisclothing。
HedrewEdithCarrtoherfeetandcarefullypickedthemossesfromherskirts。Hewenttothewaterandmoistenedhishandkerchieftobatheherface。
\"Nowadustofpowder，\"hesaidwhenthetearswerewashedaway。
FromatinybookEdithtoreleavesthatshepassedoverherface。
\"Allgone!\"criedHenderson，criticallystudyingher。
\"Youlookalmosthalfaslovelyasyoureallyare!\"
EdithCarrdrewawaveringbreath。Shestretchedonehandtohim。
\"Holdtight，Hart!\"shesaid。\"Iknowtheyhandlethesethings，butIwouldquiteassoontouchasnake。\"
Hendersonclenchedhisteethandheldsteadily。Themothhademergedtoorecentlytobetroublesome。Itclimbedonherfingersquietlyandobliginglyclungtherewithoutmoving。Sohandinhandtheywentdownthedarkforestpath。Whentheycametotheavenue，thefirstpersontheymetpausedwithanejaculationofwonder。
Thenextstoppedalso，andeveryonefollowing。Theycouldmakelittleprogressonaccountofmarvelling，interestedpeople。AstrangeexcitementtookpossessionofEdith。Shebegantofeelproudofthemoth。
\"Doyouknow，\"shesaidtoHenderson，\"thisisgrowingeasiereverystep。ItsclingingisnotdisagreeableasI
thoughtitwouldbe。IfeelasifIweresavingit，protectingit。Iamproudthatwearetakingittobeputintoacollectionorabook。Itseemslikedoingathingworthwhile。Oh，Hart，Iwishwecouldworktogetheratsomethingforwhichpeoplewouldcareastheyseemtoforthis。Hearwhattheysay!Seethemlifttheirlittlechildrentolookatit!\"
\"Edith，ifyoudon\'tstop，\"saidHenderson，\"Iwilltakeyouinmyarmshereontheavenue。Youareadorable!\"
\"Don\'tyoudare!\"laughedEdithCarr。Thecolourrushedtohercheeksandanewlightleapedinhereyes\"Oh，Hart!\"shecried。\"Let\'swork!Let\'sdosomething!
That\'sthewayshemakespeopleloveherso。There\'stheplace，andthankgoodness，thereisacrowd。\"
\"Youdarling!\"whisperedHendersonastheypassedupthewalk。Herfacewasrose-flushedwithexcitementandhereyesshone。
\"Hello，every，one!\"shecriedasshecameonthewideveranda。
\"Onlyseewhatwefoundupintheforest!Wethoughtyoumightliketohaveitforsomeofyourcollections。\"
SheheldoutthemothasshewalkedstraighttoElnora，whoarosetomeether，crying:\"Howperfectlysplendid!
Idon\'tevenknowhowtobegintothankyou。\"
Elnoratookthemoth。EdithshookhandswithallofthemandaskedPhilipifhewereimproving。ShesaidafewpolitewordstoFrecklesandtheAngel，declinedtoremainonaccountofanengagement，andwentaway，gracefully。
\"Wellbullyforher!\"saidMrs。Comstock。\"She\'salittlethoroughbredafterall!\"
\"Thatwasamightybigthingforhertobedoing，\"
saidFrecklesinahushedvoice。
\"IfyouknewheraswellasIdo，\"saidPhilipAmmon，\"youwouldhaveabetterconceptionofwhatthatcost。\"
\"Itwasaterror!\"criedtheAngel。\"Inevercouldhavedoneit。\"
\"`Nevercouldhavedoneit!\'\"echoedFreckles。\"Why，Angel，dear，thatistheonethingofalltheworldyouwouldhavedone!\"
\"Ihavetotakecareofthis，\"falteredElnora，hurryingtowardthedoortohidethetearswhichwererollingdownhercheeks。
\"Imusthelp，\"saidPhilip，disappearingalso。\"Elnora，\"
hecalled，catchingupwithher，\"takemewhereImaycry，too。
Wasn\'tshegreat?\"
\"Superb!\"exclaimedElnora。\"Ihavenowords。Ifeelsohumbled!\"
\"SodoI，\"saidPhilip。\"Ithinkabravedeedlikethatalwaysmakesonefeelso。Nowareyouhappy?\"
\"Unspeakablyhappy!\"answeredElnora。