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Walt Whitman might have been thinking of Nancy when he wrote:   There was a child went forth every day And the first object he looked upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day, or a certain part of the day Or for many years, or stretching cycles of years. WALT WHITMAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINKING OF NANCY WHEN HE WROTE THERE WAS A CHILD WENT FORTH EVERY DAY AND THE FIRST OBJECT HE LOOKED UPON THE OBJECT HE BECAME AND THE OBJECT BECAME PART OF HIM FOR THE DAY OR A CERTAIN PART OF THE DAY OR FOR MANY YEARS OR STRETCHING CYCLES OF YEARS
Nancy or Kathleen was the belle of the family. Kathleen had fair curls, skin like a rose, and delicate features; not a blemish to mar her exquisite prettiness! All colors became her; all hats suited her hair. She was the Carey beauty so long as Nancy remained out of sight, but the moment that young person appeared Kathleen left something to be desired. Nancy piqued; Nancy sparkled; Nancy glowed; Nancy occasionally pouted and not infrequently blazed. Nancy's eyes had to be continually searched for news, both of herself and of the immediate world about her. If you did not keep looking at her every "once in so often" you couldn't keep up with the progress of events; she might flash a dozen telegrams to somebody, about something, while your head was turned away. Kathleen could be safely left unwatched for an hour or so without fear of change; her moods were less variable, her temper evener; her interest in the passing moment less keen, her absorption in the particular subject less intense. OULD NEVER DECIDE WHETHER NANCY OR KATHLEEN WAS THE BELLE OF THE FAMILY KATHLEEN HAD FAIR CURLS SKIN LIKE A ROSE AND DELICATE FEATURES NOT A BLEMISH TO MAR HER EXQUISITE PRETTINESS ALL COLORS BECAME HER ALL HATS SUITED HER HAIR SHE WAS A CAREY BEAUTY SO LONG AS NANCY REMAINED OUT OF SIGHT BUT THE MOMENT THAT YOUNG PERSON APPEARED KATHLEEN LEFT SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED NANCY PEEKED NANCY SPARKLED NANCY GLOWED NANCY OCCASIONALLY POUTED AND NOT INFREQUENTLY BLAZED NANCY'S EYES HAD TO BE CONTINUALLY SEARCHED FOR NEWS BOTH OF HERSELF AND OF THE IMMEDIATE WORLD ABOUT HER IF YOU DID NOT KEEP LOOKING AT HER EVERY ONCE AND SO OFTEN YOU COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH THE PROGRESS OF EVENTS SHE MIGHT FLASH A DOZEN TELEGRAMS TO SOMEBODY ABOUT SOMETHING WHILE YOUR HEAD WAS TURNED AWAY CATHARINE COULD BE SAFELY LEFT UNWATCHED FOR AN HOUR OR SO WITHOUT FEAR OF CHANGE HER MOODS WERE LESS VARIABLE HER TEMPER EVENER HER INTEREST IN THE PASSING MOMENT LESS KEEN HER ABSORPTION IN THE PARTICULAR SUBJECT LESS INTENSE
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