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Glaspell, Susan, 1882-1948

"The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love"

Hubers, you want to help him! I'm not sorry
you saw that little thing just now. It will show you the other side of
it--the human side. And there wasn't anything unusual in it. All over the
world, physicians are doing this same thing every day--telling people
it's hopeless, admitting there's nothing to be done. Then think of the
tremendousness of this work Karl Hubers is doing!--where it strikes--the
hearts breaking for it--the thousands praying for it! Is it any wonder
we're watching it? Interested? I tell you _we_ know what it means."
She was unconscious of the tear on her cheek, of the quivering of her
face.
"And Karl is doing that? _That_ is what Karl's work means?"
"Karl's work simply means giving into our hands the power to save more
lives. Now we're doing the best we can with what we have--but God knows
we're short on power! We're groping around in the dark. Karl's work means
letting in the light."
His voice had grown warm. Something had fallen from him--leaving him
himself.


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