Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,

You should see the way this college is studying! We\'ve forgotten we
ever had a vacation. Fifty-seven irregular verbs have I introduced
to my brain in the past four days--I\'m only hoping they\'ll stay
till after examinations.

Some of the girls sell their text-books when they\'re through with them,
but I intend to keep mine. Then after I\'ve graduated I shall have
my whole education in a row in the bookcase, and when I need to use
any detail, I can turn to it without the slightest hesitation.
So much easier and more accurate than trying to keep it in your head.

Julia Pendleton dropped in this evening to pay a social call,
and stayed a solid hour. She got started on the subject of family,
and I COULDN\'T switch her off. She wanted to know what my
mother\'s maiden name was--did you ever h............