“Eugene, before you go, I wish to ask you one question.” 
“What is lif hope?” 
; at is life’s greatest hope! : 
“Hope that we live as long as we can, simultaneously 
having happiness, comfort, joys, getting the x that we 
can get out of life, this best being whatever we eee 
love of man, woman, fireside, art, philosophy, anything to 
vs had aeree in the future that will give @ consolation to 
that which he hopes.” ak 
After a goodnight, a promise to visit them yang and 
a smile playing about their faces, while the wor¢ hope rang 
in my ear, I finally made my departure. 
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