Gossip, As Usual, Was One-third Right And

Satirize Wickedness If You Must--but Pity Weakness.

Don't You Know That It Is Only Very Foolish Folk Who Talk Sense All The Time?

But Anne With Her Elbows On The Window Sill, Her Soft Cheek Laid Against Her Clasped Hands, And Her Eyes Filled With Visions, Looked Out Unheedingly Across City Roof And Spire To That Glorious Dome Of Sunset Sky And Wove Her Dreams Of A Possible Future From The Golden Tissue Of Youth's Own Optimism. All The Beyond Was Hers, With Its Possibilities Lurking Rosily In The Oncoming Years — Each Year A Rose Of Promise To Be Woven Into An Immortal Chaplet.

She Will Love Deeply--suffer Terribly--she Will Have Glorious Moments To Compensate.

Having Adventures Comes Natural To Some People", Said Anne Serenely. "you Just Have A Gift For Them Or You Haven't.