It frightens me to think that what I've done is going to be remembered for ever and ever and ever; but that is what Mrs.Sherman said: '_The memories we dig into our souls will go with us into eternity_.' "If I should die right now, what a lot of things I would want people to forget about me; especially the family.

I've been so mean to Jack and so selfish with Mary.

I'm going to begin the minute I get back to the little brown house to start to make a memory road for everybody, that I need not be ashamed of when I lie a-dying." Then she gave a shamefaced little glance at her reflection in the mirror.

"No, that's putting it off too long.

That is one of my worst habits.