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"It is because you have shown a little interest in us lately that I consult you. I want to go at once to Boston to study painting. I will deny myself everything else, if necessary, but I will go, and I will study! It is the only life I care for, the only life I am likely to have, and I am determined to lead it." IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE SHOWN A LITTLE INTEREST IN US LATELY THAT I CONSULT YOU I WANT TO GO AT ONCE TO BOSTON TO STUDY PAINTING I WILL DENY MYSELF EVERYTHING ELSE IF NECESSARY BUT I WILL GO AND I WILL STUDY IT IS THE ONLY LIFE I CARE FOR THE ONLY LIFE I AM LIKELY TO HAVE AND I AM DETERMINED TO LEAD IT
them wrote it down and pinned it to the wall, or tucked it in the frame of the looking glass. Olive Lord knocked at her father's study door the morning of the twenty-first of June. Walking in quietly she said, "Father, yesterday was my seventeenth birthday. Mother left me a letter to read on that day, telling me that I should have fifty dollars a month of my own when I was seventeen, Cyril to have as much when he is the same age." "If you had waited courteously and patiently for a few days you would have heard this from me," her father answered. "I couldn't be sure!" Olive replied. "You never did notice a birthday; why should you begin now?" "I have more important matters to take up my mind than the consideration of trivial dates," her father answered. "You know that very well, and you know too, that notwithstanding my absorbing labors, I have endeavored for the last few months to give more of my time to you and Cyril." "I realize that, or I should not speak to you at all," said Olive. HEMSELVES AFTERWARDS AND TWO OR THREE OF THEM WROTE IT DOWN AND PINNED IT TO THE WALL OR TUCKED IT IN THE FRAME OF THE LOOKING GLASS OLIVE LORD KNOCKED AT HER FATHER'S STUDY DOOR THE MORNING OF THE TWENTY FIRST OF JUNE WALKING IN QUIETLY SHE SAID FATHER YESTERDAY WAS MY SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY MOTHER LEFT ME A LETTER TO READ ON THAT DAY TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE FIFTY DOLLARS A MONTH OF MY OWN WHEN I WAS SEVENTEEN CYRIL TO HAVE AS MUCH WHEN HE IS THE SAME AGE IF YOU HAD WAITED COURTEOUSLY AND PATIENTLY FOR A FEW DAYS YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD THIS FROM ME HER FATHER ANSWERED I COULDN'T BE SURE OLIVE REPLIED YOU NEVER DID NOTICE A BIRTHDAY WHY SHOULD YOU BEGIN NOW I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS TO TAKE UP MY MIND THAN THE CONSIDERATION OF TRIVIAL DATES HER FATHER ANSWERED YOU KNOW THAT VERY WELL AND YOU KNOW TOO THAT NOTWITHSTANDING MY ABSORBING LABOURS I HAVE ENDEAVORED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO GIVE MORE OF MY TIME TO YOU AND CYRIL I REALIZE THAT OR I SHOULD NOT SPEAK TO AT ALL SAID OLIVE
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