“For all the world to see. I want him to make me proud, to make vanish old and fresh longings, new and unremembered regrets. I want him to be vigilant—” “Vigilant.” “To protect me from sorrows even once their great heights have passed. I want him to know how to deal with the past. I want him to be occasionally gripped by fear—” “Fear.” “The fear of losing me. I want him to be patient, to help me to endure the injustices visited upon the houses of those I love. But I also want him to be impatient—” “Impatient.” “To lose all reason and hurry off, forgetting his shoes and hat, and ride—” “Ride.”
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