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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeanette Duncan: feeling one would have about a far-away little bit of property that
was giving no trouble and coming on exceedingly well. We would take
possession of Cecily at our convenience; till then, it was
gratifying to hear of our unearned increment in dear little dimples
and sweet little curls.
She was nearly four when I saw her again. We were home on three
months' leave; John had just got his first brevet for doing
something which he does not allow me to talk about in the Black
Mountain country; and we were fearfully pleased with ourselves. I
remember that excitement lasted well up to Port Said. As far as the
Canal, Cecily was only one of the pleasures and interests we were
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