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Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber
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success."

"I knew it would be a success. So did you. Anything you
might attempt would be successful. You'd have made a
successful lawyer, or cook, or actress, or hydraulic
engineer, because you couldn't do a thing badly. It
isn't in you. You're a superlative sort of person. But
that's no reason for being any of those things. If you
won't admit a debt to humanity, surely you'll acknowledge
you've an obligation to yourself."

"Preaching again. Good-by."

"Fanny, you're afraid to see me."

"Don't be ridiculous. Why should I be?"

"Because I say aloud the things you daren't let yourself
think. If I were to promise not to talk about anything but
flannel bands----"

"Will you promise?"

"No. But I'm going to meet you at the clock at the Grand
Central Station fifteen minutes before train time. I don't
care if every infants' wear manufacturer in New York had a
prior claim on your time. You may as well be there, because
if you're not I'll get on the train and stay on as far as
Albany. Take your choice."

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