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pointofmytheologicalcareer。WhenthemoneywasgoneIsucceededinobtainingmoreworkfromtimetotime——andthoughthegrindwasstillcruellyhard，Ineveragainlosthope。ThetheologicalschoolwasonBromfieldStreet，andwestudentsclimbedthreeflightsofstairstoreachourclass—rooms。

ThroughlackofproperfoodIhadbecometooweaktoascendthesestairswithoutsittingdownonceortwicetorest，andwithinamonthaftermyexperiencewiththeappreciativegrandmotherI

wasdiscoveredduringoneoftheserestingperiodsbyMrs。Barrett，thesuperintendentoftheWoman’sForeignMissionarySociety，whichhadofficesinourbuilding。Shestopped，lookedmeover，andtheninvitedmeintoherroom，wheresheaskedmeifIfeltill。IassuredherthatIdidnot。Sheaskedagreatmanyadditionalquestionsand，littlebylittle，underthewomanlysympathyofthem，myreservebrokedownandshefinallygotatthetruth，whichuntilthathourIhadsucceededinconcealing。Sheletmeleavewithoutmuchcom—

ment，butthenextdaysheagaininvitedmeintoherofficeandcamedirectlytothepurposeoftheinterview。

``MissShaw，’’shesaid，``Ihavebeentalkingtoafriendofmineaboutyou，andshewouldliketomakeabargainwithyou。Shethinksyouarework—

ingtoohard。Shewillpayyouthreedollarsandahalfaweekfortherestofthisschoolyearifyouwillpromisetogiveupyourpreaching。Shewantsyoutorest，study，andtakecareofyourhealth。’’

Iaskedthenameofmyunknownfriend，butMrs。Barrettsaidthatwastoremainasecret。Shehadbeengivenacheckforseventy—eightdollars，andfromthis，sheexplained，myallowancewouldbepaidinweeklyinstalments。Itookthemoneyverygratefully，andafewyearslaterIreturnedtheamounttotheMissionarySociety；butIneverlearnedtheidentityofmybenefactor。Herthreedollarsandahalfaweek，addedtotheweeklytwodollarsIwasallowedforroomrent，atoncesolvedtheproblemofliving；andnowthatmeal—hourshadameaninginmylife，myhealthimprovedandmyhorizonbrightened。Ispentmostofmyeveningsinstudy，andmySundaysinthechurchesofPhil—

lipsBrooksandJamesFreemanClark，myfavoriteministers。Also，Ijoinedtheuniversity’spraying—

bandofstudents，andtookpartinthemissionary—

workamongthewomenofthestreets。IhadneverforgottenmyearlyfriendinLawrence，thebeautiful``mysteriouslady’’whohadlovedmeasachild，and，inmemoryofher，Isetearnestlyabouttheefforttohelpunfortunatesofherclass。Iwentintothehomesofthesewomen，followedthemtothestreetsandthedance—halls，talkedtothem，prayedwiththem，andmadefriendsamongthem。

SomeofthemIwasabletohelp，butmanywerebeyondhelp；andIsoonlearnedthattheeffectiveworkinthatfieldistheworkwhichisdoneforwomenbefore，notafter，theyhavefallen。

Duringmyvacationinthesummerof1876IwenttoCapeCodandearnedmyexpensesbysubstitutinginlocalpulpits。Here，atEastDennis，Iformedthefriendshipwhichbroughtmeatoncethegreatesthappinessandthedeepestsorrowofthatperiodofmylife。MynewfriendwasawidowwhosenamewasPersisAddy，andshewasalsothedaughterofCaptainPrinceCrowell，thenthemostprominentmanintheCapeCodcommunity——abankpresident，arailroaddirector，andacitizenofwealth，aswealthwasratedinthosedays。WhenIreturnedtothetheologicalschoolintheautumnMrs。AddycametoBostonwithme，andfromthattimeuntilherdeath，twoyearslater，welivedtogether。Shewasimmenselyinterestedinmywork，andthefriendlypartshetookinitdivertedhermindfromthebe—

reavementoverwhichshehadbroodedforyears，whiletomehercomingopenedwindowsintoanewworld。Iwasnolongerlonely；andthoughinmylifewithherIpaidmywaytotheextentofmysmallincome，shegavememyfirstexperienceofanexistenceinwhichcomfortandculture，recreation，andleisurelyreadingwerecheerfulcommonplaces。

ForthefirsttimeIhadsomeonetocomehometo，someonetoconfidein，someonetotalkto，listento，andlove。Wereadtogetherandwenttocon—

certstogether；anditwasduringthiswinterthatI

attendedmyfirsttheatricalperformance。ThestarwasMaryAnderson，in``PygmalionandGalatea，’’

andplayandplayercharmedmesoutterlythatI

sawthemeverynightthatweek，sittinghighinthegalleryandenjoyingtotheutmosttheunfoldingofthisnewdelight。ItwassoglowingapleasurethatIlongedtomakesomereturntothegiverofit；butnotuntilmanyyearsafterward，whenImetMa—

dameNavarroinLondon，wasIabletotellherwhattheexperiencehadbeenandtothankherforit。

Ididnotlongenjoytheglimpsesintomynewworld，forsoon，andmosttragically，itwasclosedtome。InthespringfollowingourfirstBostonwintertogetherMrs。AddyandIwenttoHingham，Massachusetts，whereIhadbeenappointedtempo—

rarypastoroftheMethodistChurch。ThereMrs。

Addywastakenill，andasshegrewsteadilyworsewereturnedtoBostontolivenearthebestavaila—

blephysicians，whoformonthstheorizedoverhermaladywithoutbeingabletodiagnoseit。Atlastherfather，CaptainCrowell，senttoParisforDr。

Brown—Sequard，thenthemostdistinguishedspecial—

istofhisday，andDr。Brown—Sequard，whenhearrivedandexaminedhispatient，discoveredthatshehadatumoronthebrain。Shehadhadagreatshockinherlife——thetragicdeathofherhusbandatseaduringtheirweddingtouraroundtheworld——

anditwasbelievedthatherdiseasedatedfromthattime。Nothingcouldbedoneforher，andshefaileddailyduringoursecondyeartogether，anddiedinMarch，1878，justbeforeIfinishedmytheologicalcourseandwhileIwasstilltemporarypastorofthechurchatHingham。EverymomentIcouldtakefrommyparishandmystudiesIspentwithher，andthoseweresorrowfulmonths。Inherpoor，torturedbraintheideaformedthatI，notshe，wasthesickpersoninourfamilyoftwo，andwhenwewereathometogethersheinsistedthatImustliedownandlethernurseme；thenforhoursshebroodedoverme，tryingtorelievetheagonyshebelievedIwasexperiencing。WhenatlastshewasatpeaceherfatherandItookherhometoCapeCodandlaidherinthegraveyardofthelittlechurchwherewehadmetatthebeginningofourbriefandbeautifulfriendship；andthesubsequentlonelinessIfeltwasfargreaterthananyIhadeversufferedinthepast，fornowIhadlearnedthemeaningofcom—

panionship。

ThreemonthsafterMrs。Addy’sdeathIgrad—

uated。Shehadplannedtotakemeabroad，andduringourfirstwintertogetherwehadspentcount—

lesshourstalkinganddreamingofourEuropeanwanderings。WhenshefoundthatshemustdieshemadeherwillandleftmefifteenhundreddollarsforthevisittoEurope，insistingthatImustcarryouttheplanwehadmade；andduringherconsciousperiodssheconstantlytalkedofthisandmademepromisethatIwouldgo。Afterherdeathitseemedtomethattogowithoutherwasimpossible。Every—

thingofbeautyIlookeduponwouldholdmemoriesofher，keepingfreshmysorrowandemphasizingmyloneliness；butitwasherlastexpresseddesirethatIshouldgo，andIwent。

First，however，Ihadgraduated——cladinabrand—

newblacksilkgown，andwithfivedollarsinmypocket，whichIkeptthereduringthegraduationexercises。Ifeltaspecialsatisfactioninthepos—

sessionofthatmoney，for，notwithstandingthehandicapofbeingawoman，Iwassaidtobetheonlymemberofmyclasswhohadworkedduringtheentirecourse，graduatedfreefromdebt，andhadanewoutfitaswellasafewdollarsincash。

Igraduatedwithoutanyspecialhonors。Pos—

siblyImighthavewonsomeifIhadmadetheeffort，butmygraduationyear，asIhavejustexplained，hadbeenverydifficult。Asitwas，Iwasmerelyagoodaveragestudent，feelingmyisolationastheonlywomaninmyclass，butcertainlynotspurringonmymenassociatesbythedisplayofanybrilliantgifts。Naturally，Imissedagreatdealofclassfellowshipandclasssupport，andthroughoutmyentirecourseIrarelyenteredmyclass—roomwith—

outtheabysmalconvictionthatIwasnotreallywantedthere。Butsomeofthemenweregood—

humoredlycordial，andseveralofthemareamongmyfriendsto—day。BetweenmyselfandmyfamilytherestillexistedthebreachIhadcreatedwhenIbegantopreach。WiththeexceptionofMaryandJames，mypeopleopenlyregardedme，duringmytheologicalcourse，asadwellerinouterdarkness，andevenmymother’slovewascloudedbywhatshefelttobemydeliberateandpersistentfloutingofherwishes。

Towardtheendofmyuniversityexperience，how—

ever，anincidentoccurredwhichapparentlychangedmymother’sviewpoint。ShewasnowlivingwithmysisterMary，inBigRapids，Michigan，and，ontheoccasionofoneofmyrareandbriefvisitstothemIwasinvitedtopreachinthelocalchurch。

Here，forthefirsttime，mymotherheardme。

Dutifullyescortedbyoneofmybrothers，sheat—

tendedchurchthatmorninginastateofshiveringnervousness。Idonotknowwhatsheexpectedmetodoorsay，buttowardtheendofthesermonitbecameclearthatIhadnotjustifiedherfears。

Thelookofintenseapprehensionlefthereyes，herfeaturesrelaxedintoplacidity，andlaterinthedayshepaidmethehighestcomplimentIhadyetre—

ceivedfromamemberofmyfamily。

``Ilikedthesermonverymuch，’’shepeacefullytoldmybrother。``Annadidn’tsayanythingabouthell，oraboutanythingelse！’’

Whenwelaughedatthishandsometribute，shehastenedtoqualifyit。

``WhatImean，’’sheexplained，``isthatAnnadidn’tsayanythingobjectionableinthepulpit！’’

AndwiththisrecognitionIwascontent。

BetweenthedeathofmyfriendandmydepartureforEuropeIburiedmyselfintheworkoftheuni—

versityandofmylittlechurch；andasifinanswertothecallofmyneed，MaryE。Livermore，whohadgivenmethefirstprofessionalencouragementI

hadeverreceived，re—enteredmylife。Herhusband，likemyself，waspastorofachurchinHingham，andwheneverhisfinancesgrewlow，ortherewasneedofafundforsomespecialpurpose——conditionsthatusuallyexistinasmallchurch——hisbrilliantwifecametohisassistanceandraisedthemoney，whileherhusbandretiredmodestlytothebackgroundandregardedherwithadoringeyes。Ononeoftheseoccasions，Iremember，whensheenteredthepulpittopreachhersermon，shedroppedherbon—

netandcoatonanunoccupiedchair。Alittlelatertherewasneedofthischair，andMr。Livermore，whosatunderthepulpit，leanedforward，pickedupthegarments，and，withouttheleasttraceofself—

consciousness，heldtheminhislapthroughoutthesermon。Oneofthemembersofthechurch，whoappearedtobeirritatedbytheincident，laterspokeofittohimandadded，sardonically，``Howdoesitfeeltobemerely`Mrs。Livermore’shusband’？’’

InreplyMr。Livermoreflashedonhimoneofhischarmingsmiles。``Why，I’mveryproudofit，’’

hesaid，withtheutmostcheerfulness。``Yousee，I’mtheonlymanintheworldwhohasthatdis—

tinction。’’

Theywereacharmingcouple，theLivermores，andtheydeservedfarmorethantheyreceivedfromaworldtowhichtheygavesofreelyandsorichly。

Tome，astoothers，theyweremorethankind；andIneverrecallthemwithoutadeepfeelingofgrati—

tudeandanequallydeepsenseoflossintheirpassing。

Itwasduringthisperiod，also，thatImetFrancesE。Willard。TherewasagreatMoodyrevivalinprogressinBoston，andMissWillardwastheright—

handassistantofMr。Moody。Toherthatrevivalmusthavebeenmarkedwithastar，forduringitshemetforthefirsttimeMissAnnaGordon，whobecameherlife—longfriendandherbiographer。

Themeetingsalsolaidthefoundationofourfriend—

ship，andformanyyearsMissWillardandIwerecloselyassociatedinworkandaffection。

Onthesecondorthirdnightoftherevival，dur—

ingoneofthe``mixedmeetings，’’attendedbybothwomenandmen，Mr。Moodyinvitedthosewhowerewillingtotalktosinnerstocometothefront。I

wentdowntheaislewithothers，andfoundaseatnearMissWillard，towhomIwasthenintroducedbysomeonewhoknewusboth。Iworemyhairshortinthosedays，andIhadalittlefurcaponmyhead。ThoughIhadbeenpreachingforseveralyears，Ilookedabsurdlyyoung——fartooyoung，itsoonbecameevident，tointerestMr。Moody。Hewasalreadymovingaboutamongthemenandwomenwhohadrespondedtohisinvitation，andonebyoneheinvitedthemtospeak，passingmeeachtimeuntilatlastIwasleftalone。ThenhetookpityonmeandcametomysidetowhisperkindlythatIhadmisunderstoodhisinvitation。

Hedidnotwantyounggirlstotalktohispeople，hesaid，butmaturewomenwithworldlyexperi—

ence。Headvisedmetogohometomymother，adding，tosoftentheblow，thatsometimeinthefuturewhentherewereyounggirlsatthemeetingIcouldcomeandtalktothem。

Imadenoexplanationstohim，butstartedtoleave，andMissWillard，whosawmedeparting，fol—

lowedandstoppedme。SheaskedwhyIwasgoing，andItoldherthatMr。Moodyhadsentmehometogrow。FrancesWillardhadakeensenseofhumor，andsheenjoyedthejokesothoroughlythatshefinallyconvincedmeitwasamusing，thoughatfirstthehumorofithadescapedme。ShetookmebacktoMr。Moodyandexplainedthesituationtohim，andheapologizedandputmetowork。HesaidhehadthoughtIwasaboutsixteen。AfterthatI

occasionallyhelpedhimintheintervalsofmyotherwork。

ThetimehadcometofollowMrs。Addy’swishesandgotoEurope，andIsailedinthemonthofJunefollowingmygraduation，andtraveledforthreemonthswithapartyoftouristsunderthedirectionofEbenTourgee，oftheBostonConservatoryofMusic。WelandedinGlasgow，andfromtherewenttoEngland，Belgium，Holland，Germany，France，andlastofalltoItaly。Ourcompanyin—

cludedmanyclergymenandanever—to—be—forgottenwidowwhoselight—heartedattitudetowardthemem—

oryofherdepartedspousefurnishedthecomedyofourfirstvoyage。Itbecameapetdiversiontoaskherifherhusbandstilllived，forshealwaysansweredthequestioninthesamemournfulwords，andwiththesamemannerofirrepressiblegaiety。

``Ohno！’’shewouldchirp。``MydeardepartedhasbeeninourHeavenlyFather’shouseforthepasteightyears！’’

Atitsbest，thevacationwithoutmyfriendwastragicallyincomplete，andonlyafewofitsincidentsstandoutwithclearnessacrosstheforty—sixyearsthathavepassedsincethen。Onemorning，Ire—

member，IpreachedanimpromptusermonintheCastleofHeidelbergbeforealargegathering；andalittlelater，inGenoa，Ipreachedaverydifferentsermontoawhollydifferentcongregation。Therewasagospel—shipintheharbor，andoneSaturdaythepastorofitcameashoretoaskifsomeAmericanclergymaninourpartywouldpreachonhisshipthenextmorning。Hewasanold—time，orthodoxPresbyterian，andfromthetipsofhisbroad—soledshoestotheseverepartinthehairabovehissancti—

moniousbrowhelookedthetype。Iwasnotpres—

sentwhenhecalledatourhotel，andmyabsencegavemyfellow—clergymenanopportunitytoplayajokeonthegentlemanfromthegospel—ship。Theyassuredhimthat``Dr。Shaw’’wouldpreachforhim，andthepastorreturnedtohispostgreatlypleased。

Whentheytoldmeofhisinvitation，however，theydidnotaddthattheyhadneglectedtotellhimDr。

Shawwasawoman，andIwasgreatlyelatedbythecomplimentIthoughthadbeenpaidme。

Ourentirepartyofthirtywentouttothegospel—

shipthenextmorning，andwhenthepastorcametomeetus，lankandforbidding，hisausterelipsvainlytryingtocurveintoasmileofwelcome，theyintro—

ducedmetohimastheministerwhowastodeliverthesermon。Hehadjusttakenmyhand；hedroppeditasifithadburnedhisown。Foramo—

menthehadnowordstomeetthecrisis。Thenhestutteredsomethingtotheeffectthatthesituationwasimpossiblethathismenwouldnotlistentoawoman，thattheywouldmobher，thatitwouldbeblasphemousforawomantopreach。Myasso—

ciates，whohadsolight—heartedlyletmeinforthisunpleasantexperience，nowrealizedthattheymustseemethroughit。Theypersuadedhimtoallowmetopreachthesermon。

Withdeepreluctancethepastorfinallyacceptedmeandthesituation；butwhenthemomentcametointroduceme，hedevotedmostofhistimetoheartfeltapologiesformypresence。HeexplainedtothesailorsthatIwasawoman，andfervidlyassuredthemthathehimselfwasnotresponsibleformyappearancethere。Witheverywordheut—

teredheputabrickinthewallhewasbuildingbe—

tweenmeandthecrew，untilatlastIfeltthatI

couldnevergetpastit。Iwasveryunhappy，verylonely，veryhomesick；andsuddenlythethoughtcametomethatthesemen，notwithstandingtheirsulleneyesandforbiddingfaces，mightbelonelyandhomesick，too。Idecidedtotalktothemasawomanandnotasaminister，andIcamedownfromthepulpitandfacedthemontheirownlevel，look—

ingthemoverandmentallyselectingthehardestspecimensofthelotasthespecialobjectsofmyappeal。Oneoldfellow，wholookedlikeapiratewithhisred—rimmedeyes，weather—beatenskin，andfimbriatedface，grinnedupatmeinsuchsardonicchallengethatIwalkeddirectlyinfrontofhimandbegantospeak。Isaid：

``Myfriends，IhopeyouwillforgeteverythingDr。Blankhasjustsaid。ItistruethatIamaminister，andthatIcameheretopreach。ButnowIdonotintendtopreach——onlytohaveafriendlytalk，onatextwhichisnotintheBible。Iamveryfarfromhome，andIfeelashomesickassomeofyoumenlook。Somytextis，`Blessedarethehome—

sick，fortheyshallgohome。’’’

InmysummersatCapeCodIhadlearnedsome—

thingaboutsailors。Iknewthatintheinprepos—

sessingcongregationbeforemethereweremanyboyswhohadrunawayfromhome，andmenwhohadlefthomebecauseoffamilytroubles。Italkedtotheyoungmenfirst，tothosewhohadforgottentheirmothersandthoughttheirmothershadfor—

gottenthem，andItoldofmyexperienceswithwaiting，heavy—heartedmotherswhohadsonsatsea。Someheadswentdownatthat，andhereandthereIsawaboygulp，buttheoldfellowIwaspar—

ticularlyanxioustomovestillgrinnedupatmelikeamaliciousmonkey。ThenItalkedofthesailor’swife，andofherdoubleburdenofhomemakingandanxiety，andsoonIcouldpickoutsomeofthehus—

bandsbytheirsoftenedfaces。Butstillmyoldmangrinnedandsquinted。LastofallIdescribedthewhalerswhowereabsentfromhomeforyears，andwhocamebacktofindtheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildrenwaitingforthem。ItoldhowIhadseenthem，inourNewEnglandcoasttowns，covered，asashipiscoveredwithbarnacles，bygrandchildrenwhorodeontheirshouldersandsatastrideoftheirnecksastheywalkeddownthevillagestreets。Andnowatlastthesneerleftmyoldman’slooselips。

Hehadgrandchildrensomewhere。Hetwistedun—

easilyinhisseat，coughed，andfinallytookoutabigredhandkerchiefandwipedhiseyes。Theepisodeencouragedme。

``WhenIcamehere，’’Iadded，``Iintendedtopreachasermonon`TheHeavenlyVision。’NowI

wanttogiveyouaglimpseofthatinadditiontothevisionwehavehadofhome。’’

Iendedwithabitofthesermonandaprayer，andwhenIraisedmyheadtheoldmanofthesar—

donicgrinwasstandingbeforeme。

``Missus，’’hesaidinahuskywhisper，``I’dliketoshakeyourhand。’’

Itookhishardoldfist，andthen，seeingthatmanyoftheothersailorswerebeginningtomovehospitablybutshylytowardme，Isaid：

``Iwouldliketoshakehandswitheverymanhere。’’

Atthewordstheysurgedforward，andtheaffairbecameareception，duringwhichIshookhandswitheverysailorofmycongregation。Thenextdaymyhandwasswollenoutofshape，forthesailorshadgrippeditasiftheywerehaulingonahawser；buttheexperiencewasworththediscomfort。Thebestmomentofthemorningcame，however，whenthepastoroftheshipfacedme，goggle—eyedandmar—

veling。

``Iwouldn’thavebelievedit，’’wasallhecouldsay。``Ithoughtthemenwouldmobyou。’’

``Whyshouldtheymobme？’’Iwantedtoknow。

``Why，’’hestammered，``becausethethingisso——so——unnatural。’’

``Well，’’Isaid，``ifitisunnaturalforwomentotalktomen，wehavebeenlivinginanunnaturalworldforalongtime。Moreover，ifitisunnatural，whydidJesussendawomanoutasthefirstpreach—

er？’’

Hewaivedadiscussionofthatquestionbyinvit—

ingusalltohiscabintodrinkwinewithhim——andaswewere``totalabstainers，’’itseemedasun—

naturaltoustohavehimofferuswineasawoman’spreachinghadseemedtohim。

ThenextEuropeanincidentonwhichmemorythrowsahigh—lightwasouraudiencewithPopeLeoXIII。AstherewereseveraldistinguishedAmericansinourparty，aprivateaudiencewasar—

rangedforus，andfordaysbeforethetimeappointedwenervouslyrehearsedtheetiquetteoftheoc—

casion。WhenwereachedtheVaticanweweremarchedbetweenrowsofSwissGuardstotheThroneRoom，onlytolearntherethatweweretobereceivedintheTapestryRoom。HerewefoundaveryimpressiveassemblageofcardinalsandVaticanofficials，andwhilewewerestilllostinthebeautyofthepicturetheymadeagainsttheroom’ssuperbbackground，theapproachofthePopewasannounced。Everyoneimmediatelyknelt，exceptafewpersonswhotriedtoshowtheirdemocracybystanding；butIamsurethateventheseindividualsfeltathrillwhentheslight，exquisitefigureappearedatthedoorandgaveusageneralbenediction。ThenthePopepassedslowlydowntheline，offeringhishandtoeachofus，andradiatingacharmsograciousandsohumanthatfewfailedtorespondtotheappealofhisengagingpersonality。TherewasnothingfleshlyaboutLeoXIII。Hisbodywassofrail，sowraithlike，thatonealmostexpectedtoseethroughitthemagnificenttapestriesonthewalls。

Butfromthemomentheappearedeveryeyeclungtohim，everythoughtwasconcentrateduponhim。

ThiseffectIthinkhewouldhaveproducedevenifhehadcomeamongusunrecognized，forthroughthethinshellthathouseditshonethesteadyflameofawonderfulspirit。

IhadpreviouslyremarkedtomyfriendsthatkissingthePope’sringaftersomanyotherlipshadtoucheditdidnotappealtomeashygienic，andthatIintendedtokisshishandinstead。Whenmyop—

portunitycameIkeptmyword；butafterIhadkissedthevenerablehandIremainedkneelingforaninstantwithbowedhead，alittleaghastatmydaring。ThegentleFatherthought，however，thatIwaswaitingforaspecialblessing。Hegaveittomegravelyandpassedon，andIdevotedthenextfewhourstoungodlycrowingovertheassoci—

ateswhohadreceivednosuchindividualatten—

tion。

InVeniceweattendedthegreatfetecelebratingthefirstvisitofKingHumbertandQueenMar—

gherita。ItwasalsothefirsttimeVenicehaden—

tertainedaqueensincetheItalianunion，andthesea—queenoftheAdriaticoutdidherselfinthegor—

geousnessandthebeautyofherpreparations。TheGrandCanalwaslikeaflowingrainbow，reflectingthebrilliantdecorationsoneveryside，andatnightthemoonlight，themusic，thechimingchurch—bells，thecoloredlanterns，thegayvoices，thelappingwatersagainstthesidesofcountlessgondolasmadetheexperienceseemlikeadreamofanewandun—

believablybeautifulworld。Fortythousandper—

sonsweregatheredintheSquareofSt。MarkandinfrontofthePalace，andIrecallaprettyincidentinwhichthegraciousQueenandalittlestreeturchinfigured。Thesmall，raggedboyhadcreptasclosetotheroyalbalconyashedared，andthen，unobserved，hadclimbeduponeofitspillars。Atthemomentwhenasuddenhushhadfallenonthecrowdthisinfant，overcomebypatriotismandaglimpseoftheroyalladyonthebalconyabovehim，suddenlypipedupshrillyinthesilence。``LonglivetheQueen！’’hecried。``LonglivetheQueen！’’

ThegraciousMargheritaheardthechildishvoice，and，amusedandinterested，leanedoverthebal—