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148 Ellen Key
suspicion of not having openly shouldered the
consequences of her private actions. When
Ellen Key stands as a single woman before
the world, it means that she is single in fact.
I have never belonged to Ellen Key's inti-
mate circle; my more conservative nature
has even kept me on the outskirts, and I have
often felt trepidation at her uncompromising
desire for freedom, and the bold language con-
cerning debatable principles into which she is
sometimes beguiled by her ardent tempera-
ment. Yet we have long been friends.
Midsummer-Eve, of 1876, Ellen Key arrived
at my country home, eagerly expected, as I
had heard her much spoken of. She made
only a short visit, but she produced an impres-
sion for life. What first attracted me was
the noble simplicity of her nature. Her con-
versation was engrossing, and she had a rare
ability of choosing suitable subjects for each
member of our large household, where, as is
often the case in the country, even outsiders
were present at meals, generally as quiet
listeners only. But Ellen Key, with her fine
amiability, knew how to make all feel at their
ease. One subject led to another and the
atmosphere was one of good feeling and
pleasure. A great void was felt when she left.
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