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Mrs. Maxon read the diary and returned it to Dolores the night previous / to her departure. But in the hurry and excitement incident to the / occasion, she found no suitable opportunity for a long motherly talk / with the young lady, as she had hoped. She merely said, as she returned / the book:
"I am glad you permitted me to read this, Dolores. It has enabled me to / better understand your strange repugnance for marriage. Your mother was / an unwilling parent, and your nature is impregnated with the rebellious / feelings which filled her heart and brain. I hope you will outgrow them, / however, and anchor yourself in a happy home. I could wish for you no / greater joy than a married life as congenial and pleasant as my own."