We who were her neighbors were full of gayety, which was but the reflected light from her beaming countenance. It was not the first time that I was f… - Sarah Orne Jewett

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We who were her neighbors were full of gayety, which was but the reflected light from her beaming countenance. It was not the first time that I was full of wonder at the waste of human ability in this world, as a botanist wonders at the wastefulness of nature, the thousand seeds that die, the unused provision of every sort. The reserve force of society grows more and more amazing to one's thought.