I told mother this, and she said I was too young and inexperienced to
form decided opinions on such subjects, and she warned me that I must
not become uncharitable. She wept bitterly as she thought of my
becoming narrow or bigoted in my ideas, dear, tender-hearted mamma.
Death should be called the Great Revealer instead of the Great
Destroyer.
Some people think the way into heaven is through embroidered altar
cloths.
The soul that has any conception of its own possibilities does not
fear solitude.
A girl told me to-day that a rude man annoyed her by staring at her
in a public conveyance. It never occurred to her that it takes four
eyes to make a stare annoying.
Astronomers know more about the character of the stars than the
average American mother knows about the temperament of her daughters.
To some women the most terrible thought connected with death is the
dates in the obituary notice.
As a rule, when a woman opens the door of an artistic career with one
hand, she shuts the door on domestic happiness with the other.
CHAPTER XI
The rector of St Blank's Church dined at the Cheney table or drove in
the Cheney establishment every week, beside which there were always
one or two confidential chats with the feminine Cheneys in the
parsonage on matters pertaining to the welfare of the church, and
occasionally to the welfare of humanity.
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