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Literary Lessons

           

           Shesaidnothingofherplanathome,butfelltoworknextday,muchtothedisquietofhermother,whoalwayslookedalittleanxiouswhen‘geniustooktoburning’.Johadnevertriedthisstylebefore,contentingherselfwithverymildromancesforTheSpreadEagle.Herexperienceandmiscellaneousreadingwereofservicenow,fortheygavehersomeideaofdramaticeffect,andsuppliedplot,language,andcostumes.Herstorywasasfullofdesperationanddespairasherlimitedacquaintancewiththoseuncomfortableemotionsenabledhertomakeit,andhavinglocateditinLisbon,shewoundupwithanearthquake,asastrikingandappropriatedenouement.Themanuscriptwasprivatelydispatched,accompaniedbyanote,modestlysayingthatifthetaledidn’tgettheprize,whichthewriterhardlydaredexpect,shewouldbeverygladtoreceiveanysumitmightbeconsideredworth.

           Sixweeksisalongtimetowait,andastilllongertimeforagirltokeepasecret,butJodidboth,andwasjustbeginningtogiveupallhopeofeverseeinghermanuscriptagain,whenaletterarrivedwhichalmosttookherbreathaway,foronopeningit,acheckforahundreddollarsfellintoherlap.Foraminuteshestaredatitasifithadbeenasnake,thenshereadherletterandbegantocry.

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