she queries him about a letter she wrote to him. She reports having "prayed and prayed /In many a watchful hour at night." Then asks if he remembers the letter she wrote him, "Of the beautiful love of Christ."Of course, she will not be able to receive a concrete response and has no way of knowing what, if any, effect she might have had on this young boy's later life.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Emily Sparks
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His opening remark hints that he did not move through this life as untroubled as he might have liked, but that with the good will of his former teacher, he has been able to salvage some self esteem.
Thus, he tells Miss Sparks, "your prayers were not wasted," and her care for him "was not all in vain." He further asserts, "I owe whatever I was in life /To your hope that would not give me up, /To your love that saw me still as good."
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Reuben Pantier
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