Angels and Women (1924)

CHILD OF THE HERMITAGE 15his birthday gifts, and have come to myarbor study to begin the journal. Withoutdoubt it will be a dull affair; fortunately nostranger eye will ever rest upon it.What have I to record? The mists 1 or fairweather, the quality of the harvest, our successor failure in dyeing and weaving, theincrease of the flocks, an occasional alarmfrom wild beasts. Yet I am always happy;the garden abounds in fruit and flowers; wehave many cattle; we ride, pleasant evenings,in a boat upon the river; at other times welisten to stories from father, or to mother’ssongs. "We" means, besides myself, Cherosand Aldeth, our servants. They came tothis place with my parents before I wasborn, and are now getting aged. Cherosmust soon depart. Aldeth is not so old asher husband, and will live, I trust, a longtime.There is but one thing to trouble me:mother is often unhappy and weeps. At1 See Appendix, Note 2.2