. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . Hitherto boysy like skull and cross-bones bottles, had beenthings to be avoided.^*[ 202 J THE CONFINES OF CONSISTENCY. * After o?ie has lear?ied to smile out one*s eyesy a dividingline of aisle is soon bridged.* the verb—to love, with playful meaning inher emphasis; but I need have no fear,young ladies, archly, that you will let your-selves be beaten at this lesson. Miss Amanda meant to be funny. Emily[203] EMMY LOU Louise, for one, looked stonily ahead; not foranything would she smile. But the weekly recitation varied, and therecame a week when the classes were


. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . Hitherto boysy like skull and cross-bones bottles, had beenthings to be avoided.^*[ 202 J THE CONFINES OF CONSISTENCY. * After o?ie has lear?ied to smile out one*s eyesy a dividingline of aisle is soon bridged.* the verb—to love, with playful meaning inher emphasis; but I need have no fear,young ladies, archly, that you will let your-selves be beaten at this lesson. Miss Amanda meant to be funny. Emily[203] EMMY LOU Louise, for one, looked stonily ahead; not foranything would she smile. But the weekly recitation varied, and therecame a week when the classes were assembledfor a lesson in composition. Mr. Page laughed at what he called floweryeffusions. Use the matter and life aboutyou, he said. There is one boy, he went on to state, whose compositions are generally good forthat reason. William, step up, sir, and let ushear what you have made of this. William arose. He was still square, buthe was no longer short; there was a straightand handsome bridge building to his nose,and he had taken to tall collars. Williamsface was somewhat suffused at this summonsto publicity, but his smile was cheerful andun


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