…Oh dear, I sometimes think…whatever would I do if anything happened…But thinking’s no good, is it, madam? Thinking won’t help. When I find myself doing that, I say to myself, “come along, Ellen! Stop it this moment, my girl! Stop that silly thinking…!

…Oh dear, I sometimes think…whatever would I do if anything happened…But thinking’s no good, is it, madam? Thinking won’t help. When I find myself doing that, I say to myself, “come along, Ellen! Stop it this moment, my girl! Stop that silly thinking…!

– Katherine Mansfield –

The Garden Party and Other Stories

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