Extreme
earnestness, the sincerity of a noble purpose, the truthfulness of a
nature which could not stoop to deceit, was spreading an influence on
the side of all that was good and noble. No girl did more honor to
Heath Hall than she who, at one time, was held up to derision and
laughed at as odd, prudish and uninteresting.
Every one prophesied well for Priscilla in the future which lay before
her; her feet were set in the right direction; the aim of her life was
to become-- not learned, but wise; not to build up a reputation, but
to gain character; to put blessedness before happiness-- duty before
inclination.
Women like Priscilla live at the root of the true life of a worthy
nation. Maggie Oliphant had brilliance, beauty, wealth; she had also
strong personal influence and the power of creating love wherever she
went; but, when Priscilla Peel leaves St. Benet's, she will be more
missed than was Maggie.
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