Article December 7, 1981 ISSUE

"I am not like that!"

EVERETT LINUS PURCELL

It was the voice of a mature man. His tone was vehement, distressed. He was alone in a room and spoke to himself.

A strong will was commonly considered an asset to character in the young community where he was reared. His mother saw no reason why a woman's will should not be as strong as anyone's, including her husband's. So despite the abundant love shown him by both parents, he was the unhappy witness from earliest childhood to frequent clashes of their wills.

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