…it Is So Much Better

Happy Is The Son Whose Faith In His Mother Remains Unchallenged.

Laurie Felt Just Then That His Heart Was Entirely Broken And The World A Howling Wilderness.

I Never Knew How Much Like Heaven This World Could Be, When Two People Love And Live For One Another!

Her Beauty Satisfied [his] Artistic Eye, Her Peculiarities Piqued His Curiosity, Her Vivacity Lightened His Ennui, And Her Character Interested Him By The Unconscious Hints It Gave Of Power, Pride And Passion. So Entirely Natural And Unconventional Was She That He Soon Found Himself On A Familiar Footing, Asking All Manner Of Unusual Questions, And Receiving Rather Piquant Replies.

Jo Had Learned That Hearts, Like Flowers, Cannot Be Rudely Handled, But Must Open Naturally.