(seq. 16)

FRIENDSHIP

Oh the comfort, the
inexpressible comfort of feel-
ing safe with a person, having
neither to weigh thoughts nor
measure words, but pouring
them all right out, just as they
are-chaff and grain together-
certain that a faithful hand will
take and sift them, keep what is
worth keeping, and with the breath
of kindness blow the rest away.

DINAH MULOCK