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To tell the truth, I must have imbibed something of the pride that came to old-time Romans when returning victorious from the wars, but if they felt as "rocky" as I did after my experience with adobes and ashen oars, surely they were not to be particularly envied.
It is always a great satisfaction to win out -- success causes us to forget for the time being the bruised head and weary frame -- a generous glow suffuses the heart, and we puff out with a feeling of consequence.