In conclusion Mrs. Gull said she hoped she had said enough to make the idea as attractive to some of those present as it seemed to her. "The pessimistic, who are always with us, will, of course, try to impress upon us that we are preparing to tread a very thorny path and, moreover they will deem it their duty to throw cold water on any enthusiasm we may show. Perhaps it is a thorny path. We will remove those thorns. The cold-water may damp us for the moment, but afterwards it will surely only brace us up if our keenness and convictions are in the least genuine. Everything depends, of course, on three things. (1) On starting the Association on broad-minded and sound lines. (2) On getting the right people to-one.
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