\"Ellen，you’reonlyyoungan’lonelyan’bitter。Nomother——nofriends——noonebutalotofroughmen！It’sawonderyouhevkeptyourselfgood。Butnowyoureyesareopen，Ellen。They’rebravean’beautifuleyes，girl，an’ifyoustandbythelightinthemyouwillcomethroughanytrouble。An’you’llbehappy。Don’teverforgitthat。Lifeishardenough，Godknows，butit’sunfailin’
trueintheendtothemanorwomanwhofindsthebestintheman’
standsbyit。\"
\"UncleJohn，y’utalkso——sokindly。Yumakemehavehope。Thereseemedreallysolittleformetolivefor——hopefor……ButI’llneverbeacowardagain——norathoughtlessfool。I’llfindsomegoodinme——ormakesome——andneverfailit，comewhatwill。I’llrememberyourwords。I’llbelievethefutureholdswonderfulthingsforme……
I’monlyeighteen。Shoreallmylifewon’tbelivedheah。Perhapsthisthreatenedfightoversheepandcattlewillblowover……