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Thingstheycannotforeseemaysendsomeofthoseyoungmenbacksomedaytothelittletownshipandtheoldhomestead:theymaycomebackforgood....”Helookedabouthim,andrepeatedgravely:“ForGOOD.There’sthepointIwanttomake...NorthDormerisapoorlittleplace,almostlostinamightylandscape:perhaps,bythistime,itmighthavebeenabiggerplace,andmoreinscalewiththelandscape,ifthosewhohadtocomebackhadcomewiththatfeelingintheirminds—thattheywantedtocomebackforGOOD...andnotforbad...orjustforindifference....
“Gentlemen,letuslookatthingsastheyare.Someofushavecomebacktoournativetownbecausewe’dfailedtogetonelsewhere.Onewayorother,thingshadgonewrongwithus...whatwe’ddreamedofhadn’tcometrue.Butthefactthatwehadfailedelsewhereisnoreasonwhyweshouldfailhere.Ourveryexperimentsinlargerplaces,eveniftheywereunsuccessful,oughttohavehelpedustomakeNorthDormeralargerplace...andyouyoungmenwhoarepreparingevennowtofollowthecallofambition,andturnyourbackontheoldhomes—well,letmesaythistoyou,thatifeveryoudocomebacktothemit’sworthwhiletocomebacktothemfortheirgood....
