"Keeping Tryst," by Annie Fellows Johnston, is a simple tale of King Arthur's time. It is, in fact, a sermonette showing how keeping tryst with one's better self is sure to bring reward. Ederyn was tempted to loiter in the garden of flowers, and later to while away the hours with a beautiful fair-haired maid, but despite temptation he heeded the call of Merlin, which came to him night after night, urging him on to hard labor and to struggles of various kinds, in his hope that he might see the King. And when, after years, he ...
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"Keeping Tryst," by Annie Fellows Johnston, is a simple tale of King Arthur's time. It is, in fact, a sermonette showing how keeping tryst with one's better self is sure to bring reward. Ederyn was tempted to loiter in the garden of flowers, and later to while away the hours with a beautiful fair-haired maid, but despite temptation he heeded the call of Merlin, which came to him night after night, urging him on to hard labor and to struggles of various kinds, in his hope that he might see the King. And when, after years, he does at last find the King, the jewels he has won are recognized, and he receives the highest honors at the King's command. It is a lovely little story, one that once read will be picked up again and again, for the inspiration it gives to keep tryst with one's own self. -- The School Journal , Volume 73
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