"Thro' envy, thro' malice, thro' hating,
Against the world, early and late,
No jot of our courage abating—
Our part is to work and to wait."
—Anon.
Marlow, October ——.
"Dear ones at home: Your letters were all received this afternoon. Am pleased to know that Mabel is so interested, for it will help her so much in her studies and work. I must begin my daily report at once, as there is not much time before class.
"There was no lesson yesterday, and about noon Mrs. Dawn came after me to go with her and Mrs. Browning, her hostess, to the dentist's, as Mrs. Browning had to have a tooth extracted. We started, treating her all the way with the quieting, reassuring thoughts that allay fear. Before she went in we agreed to hold that thought.
"When Mrs. Browning went into the office, we remained in the waiting room thinking as intently as possible:
"'There is not a thing to fear, Lida Browning, there is no tooth-ache with your real self, there is no sensation in matter. You can entertain nothing but the One Life. The One Mind thinks, and you are His idea, perfect as your Creator. Good is all, Love is all, Peace is already with you, for you are one with the Father.'
... "It was done. The dentist was so amazed that he hardly remembered to give his patient a glass of water.
"'Well, I never knew a cuspidate to come so hard. Didn't it hurt terribly?' he asked sympathetically.
"'Not a bit except when you first put on the forceps,' was her prompt reply as she rinsed out her mouth....
"I need say no more. You can imagine our pleasure at this victory. We never know how little our faith till we see how astonished we are at the demonstration.