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I told them I thought it would be impudent to even ask such a thing of Miss Minnigerode. They protested. But by the way, I noticed that when Miss Sawyer mentioned my entering it to that Lady, she answered not a word. (They have not spoken to me since on the subject.)

The girls' remarks and praises seemed to be pretty evenly divided between Myra's beauty and my success.

When Miss Minnigerode came, she was not so flattering. She said it did very well. Then my little girl needed several criticisms; and she saw dreadful Ajacks (Be that right.) the back of my board and commenced to criticize him. I stopped her by saying that I was thoroughly disgusted with him anyway. Oh I need not be at all 

To cap the climax, Myra didn't come and at last the teacher went home, leaving me with a great lump in my throat.

I have felt very much discouraged at times ever since Miss M. praised Miss Byrnes so much and sometimes I think if I do so much worse that her I had better quit.

Well after our model and almost everyone else had gone home and I was thinking of it, I heard a knock. I ran to the door. There stood Myra, panting and sweet, and Mark, innocent and wondering, and both with their big eye full upon