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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