If you do not develop them, I, your mother, will say, 'somehow it is John's fault.'" Now life will always be to a large extent what we make it.

Jane was trying with all her power to make her life lovable and fair, and the beginning of all good is action, for in this warfare they who would win must struggle.

Hitherto, since Martha's death, she had found in nascent, indolent self-pity the choicest of luxuries.

Now she had abandoned this position and with courage and resolve was devoting herself to her husband and her house.

Unfortunately, there were circumstances in John's special business cares that gave an appearance of Duncan Grey's wooing to all her efforts--when the lassie grew kind, Duncan grew cool.