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A Puritan Bohemia do that? She is impotent because of too many good but contradictory ideas. She wishes to 'amount to something,' but finds it hard to decide what to do. Just think," Anne's gray eyes twinkled, "of wanting to amount to something without knowing what you want to amount to!"

Outside, in the Square, Helen was cooling her cheeks in a dense fog. It was all so baffling! If she could only tell what to do! Here, as if in answer to her question, Mr. Stanton appeared.

"I was trying to find you," he said, turning to walk with her. "I have a great favour to ask."

The girl's eyes shone.

"I am planning a picture. It is my first serious attempt to give my message to the world. I want to ask you, if I dare, to pose as the chief figure in it. Miss Bradford has kindly consented to let me do the work in her studio."

"It will be a very great pleasure," said Helen. "I shall feel that I am helping."

Howard looked down at the girl. An