16/18 I--I had almost begun to believe there were none left in the world. You give me courage to go on, to acknowledge everything. Mr.Craig, I was a soul tottering on the brink when I met you out yonder; a desperate, disheartened girl, tempted to the point of surrender. I had lost hope, pride, all redeeming strength of womanhood. I scarcely cared whether death, or dishonor, claimed me. |