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Beulah would be a delightful beginning. Nancy the Pathfinder would have packed a bag and gone to Beulah on an hour's notice; found the real estate dealer, in case there was such a metropolitan article in the village; looked up her father's old friend the Colonel with the forgotten surname; discovered the owner of the charming house, rented it, and brought back the key in triumph! But Nancy was a girl rich in courage and enterprise, while Gilbert's manliness and leadership and discretion and consideration for others needed a vigorous, decisive, continued push. BEULAH WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL BEGINNING NANCY THE PATHFINDER WOULD HAVE PACKED A BAG AND GONE TO BEULAH ON AN HOUR'S NOTICE FOUND THE REAL ESTATE DEALER IN CASE THERE WAS SUCH A METROPOLITAN ARTICLE IN THE VILLAGE LOOKED UP HER FATHER'S OLD FRIEND THE COLONEL WITH THE FORGOTTEN SURNAME DISCOVERED THE OWNER OF THE CHARMING HOUSE RENTED IT AND BROUGHT BACK THE KEY IN TRIUMPH BUT NANCY WAS A GIRL RICH IN COURAGE AND ENTERPRISE WHILE GILBERT'S MANLINESS AND LEADERSHIP AND DISCRETION AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS NEEDED A VIGOROUS DECISIVE CONTINUED PUSH
 inexpensive railway journey, with no change of cars. Gilbert was nearly fourteen, and thus far seemed to have no notion of life as a difficult enterprise. No mother who respects her boy, or respects herself, can ask him flatly, "Do you intend to grow up with the idea of taking care of me; of having an eye to your sisters; or do you consider that, since I brought you into the world, I must provide both for myself and you until you are a man,--or forever and a day after, if you feel inclined to shirk your part in the affair?" Gilbert talked of his college course as confidently as he had before his father's death. It was Nancy who as the eldest seemed the head of the family, but Gilbert, only a year or so her junior, ought to grow into the head, somehow or other. The way to begin would be to give him a few delightful responsibilities, such as would appeal to his pride and sense of importance, and gradually to mingle with them certain duties of headship neither so simple nor so agreeable. T SEND GILBERT IT WAS A SHORTEXPENSIVE RAILWAY JOURNEY WITH NO CHANGE OF CARS GILBERT WAS NEARLY FOURTEEN AND THUS FAR SEEMED TO HAVE NO NOTION OF LIFE AS A DIFFICULT ENTERPRISE NO MOTHER WHO RESPECTS HER BOY OR RESPECTS HERSELF CAN ASK HIM FLATLY DO YOU INTEND TO GROW UP WITH THE IDEA OF TAKING CARE OF ME OF HAVING AN EYE TO YOUR SISTERS OR DO YOU CONSIDER THAT SINCE I BROUGHT YOU INTO THE WORLD I MUST PROVIDE BOTH FOR MYSELF AND YOU UNTIL YOU ARE A MAN OR FOR EVER AND A DAY AFTER IF YOU FEEL INCLINED TO SHIRK YOUR PART IN THE AFFAIR GILBERT TALKED OF HIS COLLEGE COURSE AS CONFIDENTLY AS HE HAD BEFORE HIS FATHER'S DEATH IT WAS NANCY WHO AS THE ELDEST SEEMED THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY BUT GILBERT ONLY A YEAR OR SO HER JUNIOR OUGHT TO GROW INTO THE HEAD SOMEHOW OR OTHER THE WAY TO BEGIN WOULD BE TO GIVE HIM A FEW DELIGHTFUL RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS WOULD APPEAL TO HIS PRIDE AND SENSE OF IMPORTANCE AND GRADUALLY TO MINGLE WITH HIM CERTAIN DUTIES OF HEADSHIP NEITHER SO SIMPLE NOR SO AGREEABLE
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