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advanced geography; there is a great deal of preparatory reading required, and,

as few of the books are in raised print, poor Teacher has to spell them all out to
me; and that means hard work.

You must tell Mr. Howells when you see him, that we are living in his house….

TO MRS. WILLIAM THAW

37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Mass., December 2, 1896.

…It takes me a long time to prepare my lessons, because I have to have every
word of them spelled out in my hand. Not one of the textbooks which I am
obliged to use is in raised print; so of course my work is harder than it would be
if I could read my lessons over by myself. But it is harder for Teacher than it is
for me because the strain on her poor eyes is so great, and I cannot help
worrying about them. Sometimes it really seems as if the task which we have set
ourselves were more than we can accomplish; but at other times I enjoy my work
more than I can say.

It is such a delight to be with the other girls, and do everything that they do. I
study Latin, German, Arithmetic and English History, all of which I enjoy except
Arithmetic. I am afraid I have not a mathematical mind; for my figures always
manage to get into the wrong places!…

TO MRS. LAURENCE HUTTON

Cambridge, Mass., May 3, 1897.

…You know I am trying very hard to get through with the reading for the
examinations in June, and this, in addition to my regular schoolwork keeps me
awfully busy. But Johnson, and “The Plague”