Sorosis . is accountable for thebuilding up of his character to the opening of the play; and ifhis will had retained mastery over his ambition and evil hadnot tainted his moral goodness, the witches would havesought in vain to delude him, and Lady Macbeth would havehad no occasion to urge him on his way to destruction. 04. A Graduates Lesson. Im glad Fve decided to do it, for these few rainy dayshave satisfied me about staying at home and doing nothing. The speaker, a tall, slender girl, stood at the window, look-ing out across the wet, fertile fields. She was the only daugh-ter of a wealthy,
Sorosis . is accountable for thebuilding up of his character to the opening of the play; and ifhis will had retained mastery over his ambition and evil hadnot tainted his moral goodness, the witches would havesought in vain to delude him, and Lady Macbeth would havehad no occasion to urge him on his way to destruction. 04. A Graduates Lesson. Im glad Fve decided to do it, for these few rainy dayshave satisfied me about staying at home and doing nothing. The speaker, a tall, slender girl, stood at the window, look-ing out across the wet, fertile fields. She was the only daugh-ter of a wealthy, well-educated man, who, having inheritedthis rich, productive farm, had, years ago, settled upon it withthe determination to be a farmer. And when he had accumu-lated the means, he had decided to send his daughter to col-lege. How full of life and interest those days of Vassar had beento Jean. But during her whole course, although attracted bythe society and life of college, still she loved her quiet sum-. A GRADUATES LESSON. 15 mers in the countny home. She never thought of being lonelythere, and if she had a desire to see some of her school friends,they were always eager to spend part of their vacation withher in her charming home. And so during those years she had not thought of the timewhen she would go home without the anticipation of returningthe next winter, nor had she thought that Whole years in hersecluded home would be infinitely different from the short va-cations. Even when she returned after her graduation, laden withthe spoils of victory, she said to herself, If I get lonesome Illhave the girls here. And the girls had faithfully promisedto come. So the summer passed quickly, and Jean was very after the bright and glorious summer weather came thedisagreeable autumn rains that threw her into melancholyand gloom for days at a time. She must do something; she had firmly decided ! what shall I do all winter all alone ? Nothing to do,nothing to see, n
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