74 A Century of Family Letters [CHAP, rv 



nesses and prejudices, Jessie was quoting them almost as 

 oracles of undisputed truth. ..." 



Emma Allen describes how much Jessie suffers from the 



; humiliation " of her deafness, but adds, "I would advise 



all who love her not to be afraid of coming near her, she has 



such a power of loving and of exciting love that some way 



or other I always find it good to be near her." 



