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154 Ellen Key
carried to Ellen Key's home by devoted
listeners.
On week-days her door was closed, but for
some hours on Sundays she would see every one
who wished to speak with her,' usually on
some important errand of their own, or about
some cause they held in common. The hostess
tried to satisfy all without forcing herself on
any one. To see to it that people who might
enjoy each other would meet, has, for years,
been one of the things that made her happy,
and many bonds of friendship have been
formed in Sweden and in Europe, with Ellen
Key as mediator.
Seeing Ellen Key in her lonely home it was
impossible to ward off the thought of how
meaningless life is; for however much one may
be comforted in thinking that this very lone-
liness has caused her to be so much to so many,
one cannot help but wonder what can have
caused her to remain alone. A woman who
has not had an opportunity to marry is a rare
phenomenon. And when a woman like Ellen
Key has remained single, only a low mind can
interpret her emphasis of the importance of
love and motherhood as an expression of an
' Ellen Key has never had a telephone in her home, not even in
her present and permanent home, Strand.
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