Marjorie had spent the morning in writing a fifteen-page letter to Mary, the minor refrain of which was: "I can't tell you how much I miss you, Mary," and which contained views regarding her future high school career that were far from being optimistic.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
He was not over-optimistic about success, but he shook my hand and wished me luck.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
With this fairly satisfactory and optimistic solution I finally went to bed.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford