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           Summingup,IthinkthatiswhatRedmondhasgivenme.”

           “IshallhavetofallbackonanotherProfessorWoodleighquotationtoexpresswhatithasdoneforme,”saidPriscilla.“Yourememberthathesaidinhisaddress,‘Thereissomuchintheworldforusallifweonlyhavetheeyestoseeit,andthehearttoloveit,andthehandtogatherittoourselvessomuchinmenandwomen,somuchinartandliterature,somucheverywhereinwhichtodelight,andforwhichtobethankful.’IthinkRedmondhastaughtmethatinsomemeasure,Anne.”

           “Judgingfromwhatyouall,say”remarkedAuntJamesina,“thesumandsubstanceisthatyoucanlearnifyou’vegotnaturalgumptionenoughinfouryearsatcollegewhatitwouldtakeabouttwentyyearsoflivingtoteachyou.Well,thatjustifieshighereducationinmyopinion.It’samatterIwasalwaysdubiousaboutbefore.”

           “Butwhataboutpeoplewhohaven’tnaturalgumption,AuntJimsie?”

           “Peoplewhohaven’tnaturalgumptionneverlearn,”retortedAuntJamesina,“neitherincollegenorlife.Iftheylivetobeahundredtheyreallydon’tknowanythingmorethanwhentheywereborn.It’stheirmisfortunenottheirfault,poorsouls.ButthoseofuswhohavesomegumptionshoulddulythanktheLordforit.”

           “Willyoupleasedefinewhatgumptionis,AuntJimsie?”askedPhil.

           “No,Iwon’t,youngwoman.Anyonewhohasgumptionknowswhatitis,andanyonewhohasn’tcanneverknowwhatitis.Sothereisnoneedofdefiningit.”

           Thebusydaysflewbyandexaminationswereover.AnnetookHighHonorsinEnglish.

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