He had not recovered from the shock of seeing that Mrs.Goddard had grown old.
"Yes," said she, kindly.

"How glad you must be! To have done so splendidly too--you must feel that you have realised a magnificent dream." "No," said John.

"I cannot say I do.

I have done the thing I meant to do, or I have good reason to believe that I have; but I have not realised my dream.

I shall never write any more odes, Mrs.Goddard." "Why not?
Oh, you mean to me, Mr.Short ?" she added with something of her old manner.