and her agony as she realizes her helplessness to avert evil from her fellow-sufferers.  If it were not for the strong vein of humor which lightens up the darkest passages, the interest would be too painful.  But Samantha intervenes with her quaint epigrams and keen-witted analysis, and lo, a smile broadens before the tear has dried!...  Alongside of the fun are genuine eloquence and profound pathos; we scarcely know which is the more delightful.”—­The Literary World, London, Eng.

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