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millions of miles away。         And I really believe that Madam How knows her 

work so thoroughly�察�that the grain of sand which sticks now to your shoe�察�

and the weight of Mrs。 Daddy´long´legs' eggs at the bottom of her hole�察�

will have an effect upon suns and stars ages after you and I are dead and 

gone。     Most patient indeed is Madam How。               She does not mind the least 

seeing   her   own   work   destroyed�察  �she   knows   that   it   must   be   destroyed。 

There is a spell upon her�察�and a fate�察�that everything she makes she must 

unmake again�此       �and yet�察�good and wise woman as she is�察�she never frets�察�

nor   tires�察  �nor   fudges   her   work�察  �as   we   say   at   school。 She   takes   just   as 

much pains to make an acorn as to make a peach。                 She takes just as much 

pains   about the   acorn   which   the   pig   eats�察  �as   about the   acorn   which   will 

grow into a tall oak�察�and help to build a great ship。            She took just as much 

pains�察�again�察�about the acorn which you crushed under your foot just now�察�

and which you fancy will never come to anything。                 Madam How is wiser 

than   that。   She   knows   that   it   will   come   to   something。     She   will   find 

some use for it�察�as she finds a use for everything。              That acorn which you 

crushed will turn into mould�察�and that mould will go to feed the roots of 

some plant�察�perhaps next year�察�if it lies where it is�察�or perhaps it will be 

washed into the brook�察�and then into the river�察�and go down to the sea�察�and 

will   feed   the   roots   of   some   plant   in   some   new   continent   ages   and   ages 

hence�此    �and so Madam How will have her own again。 You dropped your 

stick    into  the  river   yesterday�察   �and   it  floated   away。    You    were    sorry�察�

because it had cost you a great deal of trouble to cut it�察�and peel it�察�and 

carve a head and your name on it。              Madam How was not sorry�察�though 

she had taken a great deal more trouble with that stick than ever you had 

taken。     She had been three years making that stick�察�out of many things�察�

sunbeams among the rest。            But when it fell into the river�察�Madam How 

knew that she should not lose her sunbeams nor anything else�此                   �the stick 

would   float   down   the   river�察  �and   on   into   the   sea�察  �and   there�察  �when   it   got 

heavy   with   the   salt   water�察  �it   would   sink�察  �and   lodge�察  �and   be   buried�察  �and 

perhaps ages hence turn into coal�察�and ages after that some one would dig 

it up and burn it�察�and then out would come�察�as bright warm flame�察�all the 



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sunbeams that were stored away in that stick�此             �and so Madam How would 

have her own again。         And if that should not be the fate of your stick�察�still 

something else will happen to it just as useful in the long run�察�for Madam 

How never loses anything�察�but uses up all her scraps and odds and ends 

somehow�察�somewhere�察�somewhen�察�as is fit and proper for the Housekeeper 

of   the   whole   Universe。     Indeed�察  �Madam   How   is   so   patient   that   some 

people   fancy  her  stupid�察 �and think that�察  �because she  does   not   fall   into   a 

passion     every    time   you    steal  her   sweets�察   �or  break    her   crockery�察   �or 

disarrange her furniture�察�therefore she does not care。               But I advise you as 

a little boy�察�and still more when you grow up to be a man�察�not to get that 

fancy   into   your   head�察  �for   you   will   find   that�察  �however   good´natured   and 

patient    Madam      How     is  in  most   matters�察   �her  keeping    silence    and   not 

seeming to see you is no sign that she has forgotten。               On the contrary�察�she 

bears a grudge ��if one may so say�察�with all respect to her�� longer than any 

one   else   does�察  �because   she   will   always   have   her   own   again。   Indeed�察  �I 

sometimes think that if it were not for Lady Why�察�her mistress�察�she might 

bear some   of   her grudges   for   ever   and   ever。     I   have seen   men   ere   now 

damage some of Madam How's property when they were little boys�察�and 

be punished by her all their lives long�察�even though she had mended the 

broken pieces�察�or turned them to some other use。                Therefore I say to you�察�

beware of Madam How。              She will teach you more kindly�察�patiently�察�and 

tenderly than any mother�察�if you want to learn her trade。                  But if�察�instead 

of learning her trade�察�you damage her materials and play with her tools�察�

beware lest she has her own again out of you。 

     Some people think�察�again�察�that Madam How is not only stupid�察�but ill´ 

tempered   and   cruel�察�that she   makes   earthquakes   and storms�察 �and   famine 

and   pestilences�察  �in   a   sort   of   blind   passion�察  �not   caring   where   they   go   or 

whom they hurt�察�quite heedless of who is in the way�察�if she wants to do 

anything   or   go   anywhere。      Now�察  �that   Madam  How   can   be   very   terrible 

there can be no doubt�此        �but there is no doubt also that�察�if people choose to 

learn�察�she will teach them to get out of her way whenever she has business 

to do which is dangerous to them。             But as for her being cruel and unjust�察�

those   may   believe   it   who   like。   You�察  �my   dear   boys   and   girls�察  �need   not 

believe it�察�if you will only trust to Lady Why�察�and be sure that Why is the 



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mistress   and   How   the   servant�察  �now   and   for   ever。    That   Lady   Why   is 

utterly good and kind I know full well�察�and I believe that�察�in her case too�察�

the old proverb holds�察 �Like mistress�察�like servant�察─�and that the more we 

know of Madam How�察�the more we shall be content with her�察�and ready to 

submit to whatever she does�此          �but not with that stupid resignation which 

some folks preach who do not believe in lady Whythat is no resignation 

at all。   That is merely saying ´ 

       ;What can't be cured Must be endured�察─�

       like   a   donkey   when   he   turns   his   tail   to   a   hail´storm��but   the   true 

resignation�察  �the   resignation   which   is   fit   for   grown   people   and   children 

alike�察�the resignation which is the beginning and the end of all wisdom and 

all religion�察�is to believe that Lady Why knows best�察�because she herself is 

perfectly good�察�and that as she is mistress over Madam How�察�so she has a 

Master over her�察�whose nameI say againI leave you to guess。 

     So now that I have taught you not to be afraid of Madam How�察�we will 

go and watch her at her work�察�and if we do not understand anything we 

see�察  �we   will   ask   her   questions。   She   will   always   show   us   one   of   her 

lesson books if we give her time。           And if we have to wait some time for 

her answer�察�you need not fear catching cold�察�though it is November�察�for 

she keeps her lesson books scattered about in strange places�察�and we may 

have to walk up and down that hill more than once before we can make 

out how she makes the glen。 

     Wellhow was the glen made�拭             �You shall guess it if you like�察�and I 

will guess too。      You think�察�perhaps�察�that an earthquake opened it�拭�

     My dear child�察�we must look before we guess。                 Then�察�after we have 

looked   a  little�察  �and   got   some   grounds   for   guessing�察  �then   we   may   guess。 

And you have no ground for supposing there ever was an earthquake here 

strong   enough   to   open   that   glen。    There   may   have   been   one�此    �but   we 

must guess from what we do know�察�and not from what we do not。 

     Guess again。       Perhaps it was there always�察�from the beginning of the 

world�拭     �My   dear    child�察  �you   have   no  proof   of   that   either。  Everything 

round you is changing in shape daily and hourly�察�as you will find out the 

longer   you   live�察  �and   therefore   it   is   most   reasonable   to   suppose   that   this 

glen has changed its shape�察�as everything else on earth has done。                 Besides�察�



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I   told   you   not   that   Madam   How   had   made   the   glen�察  �but   that   she   was 

making it�察�and as yet has only half finished。             That is my first guess�察�and 

my next guess is that water is making the glenwater�察�and nothing else。 

     You   open   your   young   eyes。    And   I do not   blame   you。      I   looked   at 

this very glen for fifteen years before I made that guess�察�and I have looked 

at   it   some   ten   years   since�察 �to   make   sure   that   my  guess   

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