Here too we must look to the larger day when the state shall train for parenthood and for citizenship, when the schools and the universities shall speak for the state the cosmic truths, and when by comparison botany and differential calculus shall be regarded as somewhat less vital in ushering in the kingdom of God.
The water reservoir rose slim against the woods to the north; to the south was a crouching hop house covered with old vines. I said to Little Child:—
"Look everywhere and tell me where you think a princess would live if she lived here."
She looked everywhere and answered:—
"In the water tower in those woods."
"And where would the old witch live?" I asked her.
"In the Barden's hop house," she answered.
"And where would the spirit of the little child be?" I tested her.
She looked long out across the water.