Heshowednoresentmentatmypatronage,butaself-sufficiencythatmademysympathyseemsuperfluous,givingtheimpressionofaninnerharmonyandcontentthatsurprisedme.
\"Ineedn\'taskhowyou\'regettingalong,\"hesaid
AttheendofthefreshmanyearweabandonedMrs.Bolton\'sformoredesirablequarters.
Ishallnotgodeeplyintomycollegecareer,recallingonlysuchincidentsas,seenintheretrospect,appeartohavehadsignificance.I
havementionedmyknackforsong-writing;butitwasnot,Ithink,untilmyjunioryeartherewasstartlinglyrenewedinmemyyouthfuldesiretowrite,tocreatesomethingworthwhile,thathadsolongbeendormant.