The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door . Aunt Janet was crying , but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to . The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite . Mrs. Dale had brought her a glorious sheaf of chrysanthemums , and the Awkward Man gave her , quite gracefully , another little , old , limp book from his library . `` Read it when you are sad or happy or lonely or discouraged or hopeful , '' he said gravely . `` He has really improved very much since he got married , '' whispered Felicity to me . Sara Stanley wore a smart new travelling suit and a blue felt hat with a white feather . She looked so horribly grown up in it that we felt as if she were lost to us already . Sara Ray had vowed tearfully the night before that she would be up in the morning to say farewell . But at this juncture Judy Pineau appeared to say that Sara , with her usual luck , had a sore throat , and that her mother consequently would not permit her to come . So Sara had written her parting words in a three-cornered pink note . `` My OWN DARLING FRIEND : -- WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS my feelings over not being able to go up this morning to say good-bye to one I so FONDLY ADORE . When I think that I can not SEE YOU AGAIN my heart is almost TOO FULL FOR UTTERANCE . But mother says I can not and I MUST OBEY . But I will be present IN SPIRIT . It just BREAKS MY HEART that you are going SO FAR AWAY . You have always been SO KIND to me and never hurt my feelings AS SOME DO and I shall miss you SO MUCH . But I earnestly HOPE AND PRAY that you will be HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS wherever YOUR LOT IS CAST and not be seasick on THE GREAT OCEAN . I hope you will find time AMONG YOUR MANY DUTIES to write me a letter ONCE IN A WHILE . I shall ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU and please remember me .
I hope we WILL MEET AGAIN sometime , but if not may we meet XXXXX A FAR BETTER WORLD where there are no SAD PARTINGS .
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