Thisnew—borndesiretobeofservicetoherrediscoveredpeoplewasnotlongwithoutanopportunityforexpression。YettheFateswilledthatherfutureshouldbebutanotherlinkinaconnectedchain：shewastobeaspowerlesstoputasideherrecentpastasshehadbeentoescapefromtheinfluenceofherearlierlife。Therearesordidsoulsthateatanddrinkandbreedanddie，andimaginetheyhavelived。ButRena’slifesincehergreatawakeninghadbeenthatoftheemotions，andhertemperamentmadeofitacontinuouslife。Hersuccessivestatesofconsciousnesswerenotdetachable，butunitedtoformasingleifnotanentirelyharmoniouswhole。Tohersensitivespiritto—daywasbornofyesterday，to—morrowwouldbebuttheoffspringoftoday。
Oneday，alongtowardnoon，hermotherreceivedavisitfromMaryB。Pettifoot，asecondcousin，wholivedonBackStreet，onlyashortdistancefromthehousebehindthecedars。Renahadgoneout，sothatthevisitorfoundMis’Mollyalone。
\"Ihearedyousay，CousinMolly，\"saidMaryB。（nooneeverknewwhattheB。inMary’snamestoodfor，——itwasamereornamentalflourish），\"thatRenawastalkin’’boutteachin’school。I’vegotagoodchanceferher，efshekeerstertakeit。MycousinJeffWain’rivedintownthismo’nin’，f’m’waydowninSampsonCounty，tergitateacherfertheniggerschoolinhisdeestric’。
Is’posehemought’a’gotonef’m’roun’Newbern，erGoldsboro，ersomeerthemplaceseas’，buthe’lowedhe’dliketovisitsomeerhiskinan’olefrien’s，an’sokilltwobirdswithonestone。\"
\"Iseedastrangemulatterman，withabayhossan’anewbuggy，drivin’byherethismo’nin’early，fromdownto’dstheriver，\"rejoinedMis’Molly。