preachedinaministerialrobe，orderedespeciallyforthatday。ItwasmadeofblackcrepedeChine，withgreatdoubleflowingsleeves，whitesilkunder—
sleeves，andawidewhitesilkunderfolddownthefront；andImaymentioncasuallythatitlookedverymuchbetterthanIfelt，forIwasverynervous。
MyfatherhadcomeontoChicagoespeciallytohearmysermon，andhadbeeninvitedtositontheplatform。Evenyethewasnotwhollyreconciledtomypublicwork，buthewasbeginningtotakeadeepinterestinit。IgreatlydesiredtopleasehimandtosatisfyMissAnthony，whowasextremelyanxiousthatonthatdayofalldaysIshoulddomybest。
Igaveanunusualamountoftimeandthoughttothatsermon，andatlastevolvedwhatImodestlybelievedtobeagoodone。Ineverwriteoutasermoninadvance，butIdiditthistime，laboriously，andthenmemorizedtheeffort。ThenightbeforethesermonwastobedeliveredMissAnthonyaskedmeaboutit，andwhenIrealizedhowdeeplyin—
terestedshewasIdeliveredittoherthenandthereasarehearsal。Itwasverylate，andIknewwewouldnotbeinterrupted。Asshelistenedherfacegrewlongerandlongerandherlipsdroopedatthecorners。HerdisappointmentwassoobviousthatIhaddifficultyinfinishingmyrecitation；butIfinallygotthroughit，thoughratherweaklytowardtheend，andwaitedtohearwhatshewouldsay，hopingagainsthopethatshehadlikeditbetterthansheseemedto。ButSusanB。Anthonywasthefrankestaswellasthekindestofwomen。Reso—