The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. Porter

"If Burke Denby had not been given all the frosted cakes and toy shotguns he wanted at the age of ten, it might not have been so difficult to convince him at the age of twenty that he did not want to marry Helen Barnet.""Of course the inevitable happened. However near two roads may be at the start, if they diverge ever so slightly and keep straight ahead, there is bound to be in time all the world between them. In the case of Burke and Helen, their roads never started together at all: they merely crossed; and at the crossing came the wedding. They were miles apart at the start—miles apart in tastes, traditions, and environment. In one respect only were they alike: undisciplined self-indulgence—a likeness that meant only added differences when it came to the crossing; and that made it all the more nearly impossible to merge those two diverging roads into one wide way leading straight on to wedded happiness." (From the book)This all sounds complicated. This complicated situation is conve...

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02 - An Only Son

Monday Jan 01, 2024

Monday Jan 01, 2024

03 - Honeymoon Days

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

04 - Nest-Building

Saturday Dec 30, 2023

Saturday Dec 30, 2023

05 - The Wife

Friday Dec 29, 2023

Friday Dec 29, 2023

06 - The Husband

Thursday Dec 28, 2023

Thursday Dec 28, 2023

07 - Stumbling-Blocks

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023

08 - Diverging Ways

Tuesday Dec 26, 2023

Tuesday Dec 26, 2023

09 - A Bottle of Ink

Monday Dec 25, 2023

Monday Dec 25, 2023

10 - By Advice of Counsel

Sunday Dec 24, 2023

Sunday Dec 24, 2023

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