“There swims no goose so gray but soon or late

She finds some honest gander for her mate.”

And even there, as dear Tish so aptly remarks, there is a question. For how honest is a man who wants those about him to be weak so he can feel strong?

THE END

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation errors have been corrected.

Page [178]: “the Cumminges” changed to “the Cummingses”

Page [202]: “unforunate swerve” changed to “unfortunate swerve”, “unseen obstalce” changed to “unseen obstacle”

Page [252]: “impossible to beleive” changed to “impossible to believe”

Page [256]: “a sacred look” changed to “a scared look”