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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