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"I heard her read some of them aloud to Father. But of course they couldn't have been thinking about _me_. But they sounded interesting." "Perhaps," offered Bettie, "they had read all the stories and those boarding schools were all they had left to read." "I guess so," said Mabel. I HEARD HER READ SOME OF THEM ALOUD TO FATHER BUT OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ME BUT THEY SOUNDED INTERESTING PERHAPS OFFERED BETTY THEY HAD READ ALL THE STORIES AND THOSE BOARDING SCHOOLS WERE ALL THEY HAD LEFT TO READ I GUESS SO SAID MABEL
te French in a cloak-room off the A. O. U. W. Hall, Sophomore American History with the Baptists, and I'm doing mathematics in the kindergarten--or somewhere down there. I had to go back to the very beginning. If I ever tell you anything with numbers in it don't believe it. I don't know six from six hundred. But I'm doing lessons in five different buildings and getting lots of exercise besides. That's doing pretty well for my first year in school." "Your first year!" cried Marjory. "Surely you're fooling!" "Not this time," assured Henrietta. "I've had governesses and tutors ever since I could think, but this is truly my first school year. And it's great fun. But if I stay in America, I'm to go to boarding school, Grandmother says. I've always wanted to, and Grannie thinks it will be good for me to be with other girls. You see, I've always lived with grown folks, so I need to renew my youth." "Mother's been reading the boarding-school advertisements in the magazines lately," said Mabel. IN IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER POST GRADUATE FRENCH IN THE CLOAK ROOM OF THE A O U W HALL SOPHOMORE AMERICAN HISTUE AT THE BAPTIST'S AND I'M DOING MATHEMATICS IN THE KINDERGARTEN ALL SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNING IF I EVER TELL YOU ANYTHING WITH NUMBERS IN IT DON'T BELIEVE IT I DON'T KNOW SIX FROM SIX HUNDRED BUT I'M DOING LESSONS IN FIVE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND GETTING LOTS OF EXERCISE BESIDES THAT'S DOING PRETTY WELL FOR MY FIRST YEAR IN SCHOOL YOUR FIRST YEAR CRIED MARJORIE SURELY YOU'RE FOOLING NOT THIS TIME ASSURED HENRIETTA I'VE HAD GOVERNESSES AND TUTORS EVER SINCE I COULD THINK BUT THIS IS TRULY MY FIRST SCHOOL YEAR AND IT'S GREAT FUN BUT IF I STAY IN AMERICA I'M GOING TO GO TO BOARDING SCHOOL GRANDMOTHER SAYS I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO AND GRANNIE THINKS IT'LL BE GOOD FOR ME TO BE WITH OTHER GIRLS YOU SEE I'VE ALWAYS LIVED WITH GROWN FOLKS SO I NEED TO RENEW MY YOUTH MOTHER'S BEEN READING THE BOARDING SCHOOL ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE MAGAZINES LATELY SAID MABEL
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