"Grant me the ability to do some one thing well.
"Give me sympathy for the suffering of others which has been brought to them by their own acts.
"Grant that I may have courage for the weak and the friendship of those who demand the best of my nature.
"Remove all doubts from me that there will be ultimate peace and happiness for every one.
"Let fear of the consequences of a right act be far from me. Let me forget the words expediency, convention, and reward.
"Grant me largeness of judgment, and silence for all weakness, especially that of woman.
"And give me, each day, my daily work, with rest at night under some friendly stars."
Early in April, after the lonesomest winter of his life, he received the following letter from his mother, who was still in Paris with Anne Lennox:
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILD,—I have been going about a great deal, meeting old friends and making some new ones, which accounts for my not having written you last week. Anne's house is like a Union Station for