19/20 "Was that as a curative measure ?" "Entirely," I replied. "I recommended it for its medicinal virtues, as an antidote to mental excitement." She smiled faintly. "It certainly is not a highly emotional book," she said, and then asked: "Have you any other instructions to give ?" "Well, I might give the conventional advice--to maintain a cheerful outlook and avoid worry; but I don't suppose you would find it very helpful." "No," she answered bitterly; "it is a counsel of perfection. People in our position are not a very cheerful class, I am afraid; but still they don't seek out worries from sheer perverseness. |