pointofmytheologicalcareer。WhenthemoneywasgoneIsucceededinobtainingmoreworkfromtimetotime——andthoughthegrindwasstillcruellyhard，Ineveragainlosthope。ThetheologicalschoolwasonBromfieldStreet，andwestudentsclimbedthreeflightsofstairstoreachourclass—rooms。
ThroughlackofproperfoodIhadbecometooweaktoascendthesestairswithoutsittingdownonceortwicetorest，andwithinamonthaftermyexperiencewiththeappreciativegrandmotherI
wasdiscoveredduringoneoftheserestingperiodsbyMrs。Barrett，thesuperintendentoftheWoman’sForeignMissionarySociety，whichhadofficesinourbuilding。Shestopped，lookedmeover，andtheninvitedmeintoherroom，wheresheaskedmeifIfeltill。IassuredherthatIdidnot。Sheaskedagreatmanyadditionalquestionsand，littlebylittle，underthewomanlysympathyofthem，myreservebrokedownandshefinallygotatthetruth，whichuntilthathourIhadsucceededinconcealing。Sheletmeleavewithoutmuchcom—
ment，butthenextdaysheagaininvitedmeintoherofficeandcamedirectlytothepurposeoftheinterview。
``MissShaw，’’shesaid，``Ihavebeentalkingtoafriendofmineaboutyou，andshewouldliketomakeabargainwithyou。Shethinksyouarework—
ingtoohard。Shewillpayyouthreedollarsandahalfaweekfortherestofthisschoolyearifyouwillpromisetogiveupyourpreaching。Shewantsyoutorest，study，andtakecareofyourhealth。’’
Iaskedthenameofmyunknownfriend，butMrs。Barrettsaidthatwastoremainasecret。Shehadbeengivenacheckforseventy—eightdollars，andfromthis，sheexplained，myallowancewouldbepaidinweeklyinstalments。Itookthemoneyverygratefully，andafewyearslaterIreturnedtheamounttotheMissionarySociety；butIneverlearnedtheidentityofmybenefactor。Herthreedollarsandahalfaweek，addedtotheweeklytwodollarsIwasallowedforroomrent，atoncesolvedtheproblemofliving；andnowthatmeal—hourshadameaninginmylife，myhealthimprovedandmyhorizonbrightened。Ispentmostofmyeveningsinstudy，andmySundaysinthechurchesofPhil—
lipsBrooksandJamesFreemanClark，myfavoriteministers。Also，Ijoinedtheuniversity’spraying—
bandofstudents，andtookpartinthemissionary—
workamongthewomenofthestreets。IhadneverforgottenmyearlyfriendinLawrence，thebeautiful``mysteriouslady’’whohadlovedmeasachild，and，inmemoryofher，Isetearnestlyabouttheefforttohelpunfortunatesofherclass。Iwentintothehomesofthesewomen，followedthemtothestreetsandthedance—halls，talkedtothem，prayedwiththem，andmadefriendsamongthem。
SomeofthemIwasabletohelp，butmanywerebeyondhelp；andIsoonlearnedthattheeffectiveworkinthatfieldistheworkwhichisdoneforwomenbefore，notafter，theyhavefallen。
Duringmyvacationinthesummerof1876IwenttoCapeCodandearnedmyexpensesbysubstitutinginlocalpulpits。Here，atEastDennis，Iformedthefriendshipwhichbroughtmeatoncethegreatesthappinessandthedeepestsorrowofthatperiodofmylife。MynewfriendwasawidowwhosenamewasPersisAddy，andshewasalsothedaughterofCaptainPrinceCrowell，thenthemostprominentmanintheCapeCodcommunity——abankpresident，arailroaddirector，andacitizenofwealth，aswealthwasratedinthosedays。WhenIreturnedtothetheologicalschoolintheautumnMrs。AddycametoBostonwithme，andfromthattimeuntilherdeath，twoyearslater，welivedtogether。Shewasimmenselyinterestedinmywork，andthefriendlypartshetookinitdivertedhermindfromthebe—
reavementoverwhichshehadbroodedforyears，whiletomehercomingopenedwindowsintoanewworld。Iwasnolongerlonely；andthoughinmylifewithherIpaidmywaytotheextentofmysmallincome，shegavememyfirstexperienceofanexistenceinwhichcomfortandculture，recreation，andleisurelyreadingwerecheerfulcommonplaces。
ForthefirsttimeIhadsomeonetocomehometo，someonetoconfidein，someonetotalkto，listento，andlove。Wereadtogetherandwenttocon—
certstogether；anditwasduringthiswinterthatI
attendedmyfirsttheatricalperformance。ThestarwasMaryAnderson，in``PygmalionandGalatea，’’
andplayandplayercharmedmesoutterlythatI
sawthemeverynightthatweek，sittinghighinthegalleryandenjoyingtotheutmosttheunfoldingofthisnewdelight。ItwassoglowingapleasurethatIlongedtomakesomereturntothegiverofit；butnotuntilmanyyearsafterward，whenImetMa—
dameNavarroinLondon，wasIabletotellherwhattheexperiencehadbeenandtothankherforit。
Ididnotlongenjoytheglimpsesintomynewworld，forsoon，andmosttragically，itwasclosedtome。InthespringfollowingourfirstBostonwintertogetherMrs。AddyandIwenttoHingham，Massachusetts，whereIhadbeenappointedtempo—
rarypastoroftheMethodistChurch。ThereMrs。
Addywastakenill，andasshegrewsteadilyworsewereturnedtoBostontolivenearthebestavaila—
blephysicians，whoformonthstheorizedoverhermaladywithoutbeingabletodiagnoseit。Atlastherfather，CaptainCrowell，senttoParisforDr。
Brown—Sequard，thenthemostdistinguishedspecial—
istofhisday，andDr。Brown—Sequard，whenhearrivedandexaminedhispatient，discoveredthatshehadatumoronthebrain。Shehadhadagreatshockinherlife——thetragicdeathofherhusbandatseaduringtheirweddingtouraroundtheworld——
anditwasbelievedthatherdiseasedatedfromthattime。Nothingcouldbedoneforher，andshefaileddailyduringoursecondyeartogether，anddiedinMarch，1878，justbeforeIfinishedmytheologicalcourseandwhileIwasstilltemporarypastorofthechurchatHingham。EverymomentIcouldtakefrommyparishandmystudiesIspentwithher，andthoseweresorrowfulmonths。Inherpoor，torturedbraintheideaformedthatI，notshe，wasthesickpersoninourfamilyoftwo，andwhenwewereathometogethersheinsistedthatImustliedownandlethernurseme；thenforhoursshebroodedoverme，tryingtorelievetheagonyshebelievedIwasexperiencing。WhenatlastshewasatpeaceherfatherandItookherhometoCapeCodandlaidherinthegraveyardofthelittlechurchwherewehadmetatthebeginningofourbriefandbeautifulfriendship；andthesubsequentlonelinessIfeltwasfargreaterthananyIhadeversufferedinthepast，fornowIhadlearnedthemeaningofcom—
panionship。
ThreemonthsafterMrs。Addy’sdeathIgrad—
uated。Shehadplannedtotakemeabroad，andduringourfirstwintertogetherwehadspentcount—
lesshourstalkinganddreamingofourEuropeanwanderings。WhenshefoundthatshemustdieshemadeherwillandleftmefifteenhundreddollarsforthevisittoEurope，insistingthatImustcarryouttheplanwehadmade；andduringherconsciousperiodssheconstantlytalkedofthisandmademepromisethatIwouldgo。Afterherdeathitseemedtomethattogowithoutherwasimpossible。Every—
thingofbeautyIlookeduponwouldholdmemoriesofher，keepingfreshmysorrowandemphasizingmyloneliness；butitwasherlastexpresseddesirethatIshouldgo，andIwent。
First，however，Ihadgraduated——cladinabrand—
newblacksilkgown，andwithfivedollarsinmypocket，whichIkeptthereduringthegraduationexercises。Ifeltaspecialsatisfactioninthepos—
sessionofthatmoney，for，notwithstandingthehandicapofbeingawoman，Iwassaidtobetheonlymemberofmyclasswhohadworkedduringtheentirecourse，graduatedfreefromdebt，andhadanewoutfitaswellasafewdollarsincash。
Igraduatedwithoutanyspecialhonors。Pos—
siblyImighthavewonsomeifIhadmadetheeffort，butmygraduationyear，asIhavejustexplained，hadbeenverydifficult。Asitwas，Iwasmerelyagoodaveragestudent，feelingmyisolationastheonlywomaninmyclass，butcertainlynotspurringonmymenassociatesbythedisplayofanybrilliantgifts。Naturally，Imissedagreatdealofclassfellowshipandclasssupport，andthroughoutmyentirecourseIrarelyenteredmyclass—roomwith—
outtheabysmalconvictionthatIwasnotreallywantedthere。Butsomeofthemenweregood—
humoredlycordial，andseveralofthemareamongmyfriendsto—day。BetweenmyselfandmyfamilytherestillexistedthebreachIhadcreatedwhenIbegantopreach。WiththeexceptionofMaryandJames，mypeopleopenlyregardedme，duringmytheologicalcourse，asadwellerinouterdarkness，andevenmymother’slovewascloudedbywhatshefelttobemydeliberateandpersistentfloutingofherwishes。
Towardtheendofmyuniversityexperience，how—
ever，anincidentoccurredwhichapparentlychangedmymother’sviewpoint。ShewasnowlivingwithmysisterMary，inBigRapids，Michigan，and，ontheoccasionofoneofmyrareandbriefvisitstothemIwasinvitedtopreachinthelocalchurch。
Here，forthefirsttime，mymotherheardme。
Dutifullyescortedbyoneofmybrothers，sheat—
tendedchurchthatmorninginastateofshiveringnervousness。Idonotknowwhatsheexpectedmetodoorsay，buttowardtheendofthesermonitbecameclearthatIhadnotjustifiedherfears。
Thelookofintenseapprehensionlefthereyes，herfeaturesrelaxedintoplacidity，andlaterinthedayshepaidmethehighestcomplimentIhadyetre—
ceivedfromamemberofmyfamily。
``Ilikedthesermonverymuch，’’shepeacefullytoldmybrother。``Annadidn’tsayanythingabouthell，oraboutanythingelse！’’
Whenwelaughedatthishandsometribute，shehastenedtoqualifyit。
``WhatImean，’’sheexplained，``isthatAnnadidn’tsayanythingobjectionableinthepulpit！’’
AndwiththisrecognitionIwascontent。
BetweenthedeathofmyfriendandmydepartureforEuropeIburiedmyselfintheworkoftheuni—
versityandofmylittlechurch；andasifinanswertothecallofmyneed，MaryE。Livermore，whohadgivenmethefirstprofessionalencouragementI
hadeverreceived，re—enteredmylife。Herhusband，likemyself，waspastorofachurchinHingham，andwheneverhisfinancesgrewlow，ortherewasneedofafundforsomespecialpurpose——conditionsthatusuallyexistinasmallchurch——hisbrilliantwifecametohisassistanceandraisedthemoney，whileherhusbandretiredmodestlytothebackgroundandregardedherwithadoringeyes。Ononeoftheseoccasions，Iremember，whensheenteredthepulpittopreachhersermon，shedroppedherbon—
netandcoatonanunoccupiedchair。Alittlelatertherewasneedofthischair，andMr。Livermore，whosatunderthepulpit，leanedforward，pickedupthegarments，and，withouttheleasttraceofself—
consciousness，heldtheminhislapthroughoutthesermon。Oneofthemembersofthechurch，whoappearedtobeirritatedbytheincident，laterspokeofittohimandadded，sardonically，``Howdoesitfeeltobemerely`Mrs。Livermore’shusband’？’’
InreplyMr。Livermoreflashedonhimoneofhischarmingsmiles。``Why，I’mveryproudofit，’’
hesaid，withtheutmostcheerfulness。``Yousee，I’mtheonlymanintheworldwhohasthatdis—
tinction。’’
Theywereacharmingcouple，theLivermores，andtheydeservedfarmorethantheyreceivedfromaworldtowhichtheygavesofreelyandsorichly。
Tome，astoothers，theyweremorethankind；andIneverrecallthemwithoutadeepfeelingofgrati—
tudeandanequallydeepsenseoflossintheirpassing。
Itwasduringthisperiod，also，thatImetFrancesE。Willard。TherewasagreatMoodyrevivalinprogressinBoston，andMissWillardwastheright—
handassistantofMr。Moody。Toherthatrevivalmusthavebeenmarkedwithastar，forduringitshemetforthefirsttimeMissAnnaGordon，whobecameherlife—longfriendandherbiographer。
Themeetingsalsolaidthefoundationofourfriend—
ship，andformanyyearsMissWillardandIwerecloselyassociatedinworkandaffection。
Onthesecondorthirdnightoftherevival，dur—
ingoneofthe``mixedmeetings，’’attendedbybothwomenandmen，Mr。Moodyinvitedthosewhowerewillingtotalktosinnerstocometothefront。I
wentdowntheaislewithothers，andfoundaseatnearMissWillard，towhomIwasthenintroducedbysomeonewhoknewusboth。Iworemyhairshortinthosedays，andIhadalittlefurcaponmyhead。ThoughIhadbeenpreachingforseveralyears，Ilookedabsurdlyyoung——fartooyoung，itsoonbecameevident，tointerestMr。Moody。Hewasalreadymovingaboutamongthemenandwomenwhohadrespondedtohisinvitation，andonebyoneheinvitedthemtospeak，passingmeeachtimeuntilatlastIwasleftalone。ThenhetookpityonmeandcametomysidetowhisperkindlythatIhadmisunderstoodhisinvitation。
Hedidnotwantyounggirlstotalktohispeople，hesaid，butmaturewomenwithworldlyexperi—
ence。Headvisedmetogohometomymother，adding，tosoftentheblow，thatsometimeinthefuturewhentherewereyounggirlsatthemeetingIcouldcomeandtalktothem。
Imadenoexplanationstohim，butstartedtoleave，andMissWillard，whosawmedeparting，fol—
lowedandstoppedme。SheaskedwhyIwasgoing，andItoldherthatMr。Moodyhadsentmehometogrow。FrancesWillardhadakeensenseofhumor，andsheenjoyedthejokesothoroughlythatshefinallyconvincedmeitwasamusing，thoughatfirstthehumorofithadescapedme。ShetookmebacktoMr。Moodyandexplainedthesituationtohim，andheapologizedandputmetowork。HesaidhehadthoughtIwasaboutsixteen。AfterthatI
occasionallyhelpedhimintheintervalsofmyotherwork。
ThetimehadcometofollowMrs。Addy’swishesandgotoEurope，andIsailedinthemonthofJunefollowingmygraduation，andtraveledforthreemonthswithapartyoftouristsunderthedirectionofEbenTourgee，oftheBostonConservatoryofMusic。WelandedinGlasgow，andfromtherewenttoEngland，Belgium，Holland，Germany，France，andlastofalltoItaly。Ourcompanyin—
cludedmanyclergymenandanever—to—be—forgottenwidowwhoselight—heartedattitudetowardthemem—
oryofherdepartedspousefurnishedthecomedyofourfirstvoyage。Itbecameapetdiversiontoaskherifherhusbandstilllived，forshealwaysansweredthequestioninthesamemournfulwords，andwiththesamemannerofirrepressiblegaiety。
``Ohno！’’shewouldchirp。``MydeardepartedhasbeeninourHeavenlyFather’shouseforthepasteightyears！’’
Atitsbest，thevacationwithoutmyfriendwastragicallyincomplete，andonlyafewofitsincidentsstandoutwithclearnessacrosstheforty—sixyearsthathavepassedsincethen。Onemorning，Ire—
member，IpreachedanimpromptusermonintheCastleofHeidelbergbeforealargegathering；andalittlelater，inGenoa，Ipreachedaverydifferentsermontoawhollydifferentcongregation。Therewasagospel—shipintheharbor，andoneSaturdaythepastorofitcameashoretoaskifsomeAmericanclergymaninourpartywouldpreachonhisshipthenextmorning。Hewasanold—time，orthodoxPresbyterian，andfromthetipsofhisbroad—soledshoestotheseverepartinthehairabovehissancti—
moniousbrowhelookedthetype。Iwasnotpres—
sentwhenhecalledatourhotel，andmyabsencegavemyfellow—clergymenanopportunitytoplayajokeonthegentlemanfromthegospel—ship。Theyassuredhimthat``Dr。Shaw’’wouldpreachforhim，andthepastorreturnedtohispostgreatlypleased。
Whentheytoldmeofhisinvitation，however，theydidnotaddthattheyhadneglectedtotellhimDr。
Shawwasawoman，andIwasgreatlyelatedbythecomplimentIthoughthadbeenpaidme。
Ourentirepartyofthirtywentouttothegospel—
shipthenextmorning，andwhenthepastorcametomeetus，lankandforbidding，hisausterelipsvainlytryingtocurveintoasmileofwelcome，theyintro—
ducedmetohimastheministerwhowastodeliverthesermon。Hehadjusttakenmyhand；hedroppeditasifithadburnedhisown。Foramo—
menthehadnowordstomeetthecrisis。Thenhestutteredsomethingtotheeffectthatthesituationwasimpossiblethathismenwouldnotlistentoawoman，thattheywouldmobher，thatitwouldbeblasphemousforawomantopreach。Myasso—
ciates，whohadsolight—heartedlyletmeinforthisunpleasantexperience，nowrealizedthattheymustseemethroughit。Theypersuadedhimtoallowmetopreachthesermon。
Withdeepreluctancethepastorfinallyacceptedmeandthesituation；butwhenthemomentcametointroduceme，hedevotedmostofhistimetoheartfeltapologiesformypresence。HeexplainedtothesailorsthatIwasawoman，andfervidlyassuredthemthathehimselfwasnotresponsibleformyappearancethere。Witheverywordheut—
teredheputabrickinthewallhewasbuildingbe—
tweenmeandthecrew，untilatlastIfeltthatI
couldnevergetpastit。Iwasveryunhappy，verylonely，veryhomesick；andsuddenlythethoughtcametomethatthesemen，notwithstandingtheirsulleneyesandforbiddingfaces，mightbelonelyandhomesick，too。Idecidedtotalktothemasawomanandnotasaminister，andIcamedownfromthepulpitandfacedthemontheirownlevel，look—
ingthemoverandmentallyselectingthehardestspecimensofthelotasthespecialobjectsofmyappeal。Oneoldfellow，wholookedlikeapiratewithhisred—rimmedeyes，weather—beatenskin，andfimbriatedface，grinnedupatmeinsuchsardonicchallengethatIwalkeddirectlyinfrontofhimandbegantospeak。Isaid：
``Myfriends，IhopeyouwillforgeteverythingDr。Blankhasjustsaid。ItistruethatIamaminister，andthatIcameheretopreach。ButnowIdonotintendtopreach——onlytohaveafriendlytalk，onatextwhichisnotintheBible。Iamveryfarfromhome，andIfeelashomesickassomeofyoumenlook。Somytextis，`Blessedarethehome—
sick，fortheyshallgohome。’’’
InmysummersatCapeCodIhadlearnedsome—
thingaboutsailors。Iknewthatintheinprepos—
sessingcongregationbeforemethereweremanyboyswhohadrunawayfromhome，andmenwhohadlefthomebecauseoffamilytroubles。Italkedtotheyoungmenfirst，tothosewhohadforgottentheirmothersandthoughttheirmothershadfor—
gottenthem，andItoldofmyexperienceswithwaiting，heavy—heartedmotherswhohadsonsatsea。Someheadswentdownatthat，andhereandthereIsawaboygulp，buttheoldfellowIwaspar—
ticularlyanxioustomovestillgrinnedupatmelikeamaliciousmonkey。ThenItalkedofthesailor’swife，andofherdoubleburdenofhomemakingandanxiety，andsoonIcouldpickoutsomeofthehus—
bandsbytheirsoftenedfaces。Butstillmyoldmangrinnedandsquinted。LastofallIdescribedthewhalerswhowereabsentfromhomeforyears，andwhocamebacktofindtheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildrenwaitingforthem。ItoldhowIhadseenthem，inourNewEnglandcoasttowns，covered，asashipiscoveredwithbarnacles，bygrandchildrenwhorodeontheirshouldersandsatastrideoftheirnecksastheywalkeddownthevillagestreets。Andnowatlastthesneerleftmyoldman’slooselips。
Hehadgrandchildrensomewhere。Hetwistedun—
easilyinhisseat，coughed，andfinallytookoutabigredhandkerchiefandwipedhiseyes。Theepisodeencouragedme。
``WhenIcamehere，’’Iadded，``Iintendedtopreachasermonon`TheHeavenlyVision。’NowI
wanttogiveyouaglimpseofthatinadditiontothevisionwehavehadofhome。’’
Iendedwithabitofthesermonandaprayer，andwhenIraisedmyheadtheoldmanofthesar—
donicgrinwasstandingbeforeme。
``Missus，’’hesaidinahuskywhisper，``I’dliketoshakeyourhand。’’
Itookhishardoldfist，andthen，seeingthatmanyoftheothersailorswerebeginningtomovehospitablybutshylytowardme，Isaid：
``Iwouldliketoshakehandswitheverymanhere。’’
Atthewordstheysurgedforward，andtheaffairbecameareception，duringwhichIshookhandswitheverysailorofmycongregation。Thenextdaymyhandwasswollenoutofshape，forthesailorshadgrippeditasiftheywerehaulingonahawser；buttheexperiencewasworththediscomfort。Thebestmomentofthemorningcame，however，whenthepastoroftheshipfacedme，goggle—eyedandmar—
veling。
``Iwouldn’thavebelievedit，’’wasallhecouldsay。``Ithoughtthemenwouldmobyou。’’
``Whyshouldtheymobme？’’Iwantedtoknow。
``Why，’’hestammered，``becausethethingisso——so——unnatural。’’
``Well，’’Isaid，``ifitisunnaturalforwomentotalktomen，wehavebeenlivinginanunnaturalworldforalongtime。Moreover，ifitisunnatural，whydidJesussendawomanoutasthefirstpreach—
er？’’
Hewaivedadiscussionofthatquestionbyinvit—
ingusalltohiscabintodrinkwinewithhim——andaswewere``totalabstainers，’’itseemedasun—
naturaltoustohavehimofferuswineasawoman’spreachinghadseemedtohim。
ThenextEuropeanincidentonwhichmemorythrowsahigh—lightwasouraudiencewithPopeLeoXIII。AstherewereseveraldistinguishedAmericansinourparty，aprivateaudiencewasar—
rangedforus，andfordaysbeforethetimeappointedwenervouslyrehearsedtheetiquetteoftheoc—
casion。WhenwereachedtheVaticanweweremarchedbetweenrowsofSwissGuardstotheThroneRoom，onlytolearntherethatweweretobereceivedintheTapestryRoom。HerewefoundaveryimpressiveassemblageofcardinalsandVaticanofficials，andwhilewewerestilllostinthebeautyofthepicturetheymadeagainsttheroom’ssuperbbackground，theapproachofthePopewasannounced。Everyoneimmediatelyknelt，exceptafewpersonswhotriedtoshowtheirdemocracybystanding；butIamsurethateventheseindividualsfeltathrillwhentheslight，exquisitefigureappearedatthedoorandgaveusageneralbenediction。ThenthePopepassedslowlydowntheline，offeringhishandtoeachofus，andradiatingacharmsograciousandsohumanthatfewfailedtorespondtotheappealofhisengagingpersonality。TherewasnothingfleshlyaboutLeoXIII。Hisbodywassofrail，sowraithlike，thatonealmostexpectedtoseethroughitthemagnificenttapestriesonthewalls。
Butfromthemomentheappearedeveryeyeclungtohim，everythoughtwasconcentrateduponhim。
ThiseffectIthinkhewouldhaveproducedevenifhehadcomeamongusunrecognized，forthroughthethinshellthathouseditshonethesteadyflameofawonderfulspirit。
IhadpreviouslyremarkedtomyfriendsthatkissingthePope’sringaftersomanyotherlipshadtoucheditdidnotappealtomeashygienic，andthatIintendedtokisshishandinstead。Whenmyop—
portunitycameIkeptmyword；butafterIhadkissedthevenerablehandIremainedkneelingforaninstantwithbowedhead，alittleaghastatmydaring。ThegentleFatherthought，however，thatIwaswaitingforaspecialblessing。Hegaveittomegravelyandpassedon，andIdevotedthenextfewhourstoungodlycrowingovertheassoci—
ateswhohadreceivednosuchindividualatten—
tion。
InVeniceweattendedthegreatfetecelebratingthefirstvisitofKingHumbertandQueenMar—
gherita。ItwasalsothefirsttimeVenicehaden—
tertainedaqueensincetheItalianunion，andthesea—queenoftheAdriaticoutdidherselfinthegor—
geousnessandthebeautyofherpreparations。TheGrandCanalwaslikeaflowingrainbow，reflectingthebrilliantdecorationsoneveryside，andatnightthemoonlight，themusic，thechimingchurch—bells，thecoloredlanterns，thegayvoices，thelappingwatersagainstthesidesofcountlessgondolasmadetheexperienceseemlikeadreamofanewandun—
believablybeautifulworld。Fortythousandper—
sonsweregatheredintheSquareofSt。MarkandinfrontofthePalace，andIrecallaprettyincidentinwhichthegraciousQueenandalittlestreeturchinfigured。Thesmall，raggedboyhadcreptasclosetotheroyalbalconyashedared，andthen，unobserved，hadclimbeduponeofitspillars。Atthemomentwhenasuddenhushhadfallenonthecrowdthisinfant，overcomebypatriotismandaglimpseoftheroyalladyonthebalconyabovehim，suddenlypipedupshrillyinthesilence。``LonglivetheQueen！’’hecried。``LonglivetheQueen！’’
ThegraciousMargheritaheardthechildishvoice，and，amusedandinterested，leanedoverthebal—