60 ALICE FREEMAN PALMER
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shment of Professor Frieze. As I finished. ProfessorWalter said to him, " Have you any questions ? "Professor Frieze looked at me gravely, shook hishead, and growled, "No. What's her name.^"Then the boys laughed. In Greek too I could n't have asked a better chanceto show oflF. Professor Pattingill expressed his appro-bation. This is boasting enough, but I thought you 'dwant to know how your little girl is prospering.There is an unheard-of number conditioned, overeighty in one class, but only one girl. Our class, too,is noted for its high scholarship. My special studiesthis semester are Juvenal's Satires, Calculus, andAstronomy, with all of which I am delighted. I have received all the letters you mention, but haveonly $16.00. Perhaps you have sent more and I havemade some mistake. But I think not. Never mind.I'll pay it all back some time. I ought to settle myaccount here as soon as possible. If papa can sendme money for the bills I shall be very glad. Provi-sions are very high, as usual in spring, and my billsare still more at the Club. I have been just as economical as possible all theyear, but of course the money you have been able tosend has n't been sufficient. We have had to bum agreat deal of wood, as it has been and still is verycold; and my bill will be a little over $1£.00. I had
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