William MacLeod Raine

“ For a generous spirit, in folly might lie the highest wisdom. He were a coward who missed the rare moments of life because he feared their reaction; and whatever else he might be, Devereux Blake knew none of this frugality in his make-up. He never hesitated to pay the price for his great moments. ”

“ An impatient spirit of light, agog with life, boyishly bold and boyishly shy, her keen, ardent impulses were born often of a cardinal sympathy and a buoyant ardor of the soul. “More heart than head,” a great critic had once said of her acting, and Blake judged it a shrewd appraisal. ”

“ He gave a moment’s meditation to her hope, taking it from a lightly humorous point of view. “So Jefferson B. is yet to fall a victim to your bow and spear. I congratulate him. No man’s education is complete until he has made a fool of himself hopelessly at least once. ”