144 Ellen Key old friends for new; any misunderstanding with a friend causes her anguish, and while the bitterest attacks are not likely to give her a sleepless night, the fear of having wounded some one's sensibility may do so. For such a nature, each new relationship is an exercise that calls upon the very forces of the soul, and, when it is known, besides, that Ellen Key personally answers all inquiries, never avoids doing any one a service, but on the contrary even takes pains to invent them, devoting time and strength thereto, it may readily be understood how overworked she must have been during the last years in Stockholm. Moreover, it is characteristic of her to be moved passionately by the fate of others, and to grieve over their wrongs. In her nature are combined the traits of both father and mother, forming an individuality dissimilar to either. She herself says that this combination is so perfect that she has one far-sighted and one near-sighted eye, gifts from each parent! From persons who have known both, we learn that Ellen inherits her strong emotions from her mother, also the exceeding modesty which always makes her as grateful for the simplest kindness and as unable to make demands as