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Amy’s Valley of Humiliation

           MaryKinglseyinsistedonlendingherherwatchtillrecess,andJennySnow,asatiricalyounglady,whohadbaselytwittedAmyuponherlimelessstate,promptlyburiedthehatchetandofferedtofurnishanswerstocertainappallingsums.ButAmyhadnotforgottenMissSnow’scuttingremarksabout‘somepersonswhosenoseswerenottooflattosmellotherpeople’slimes,andstuck-uppeoplewhowerenottooproudtoaskforthem’,andsheinstantlycrushed‘thatSnowgirl’s’hopesbythewitheringtelegram,"Youneedn’tbesopoliteallofasudden,foryouwon’tgetany."

           Adistinguishedpersonagehappenedtovisittheschoolthatmorning,andAmy’sbeautifullydrawnmapsreceivedpraise,whichhonortoherfoerankledinthesoulofMissSnow,andcausedMissMarchtoassumetheairsofastudiousyoungpeacock.But,alas,alas!Pridegoesbeforeafall,andtherevengefulSnowturnedthetableswithdisastroussuccess.Nosoonerhadtheguestpaidtheusualstalecomplimentsandbowedhimselfout,thanJenny,underpretenseofaskinganimportantquestion,informedMr.Davis,theteacher,thatAmyMarchhadpickledlimesinherdesk.

           NowMr.Davishaddeclaredlimesacontrabandarticle,andsolemnlyvowedtopubliclyferrulethefirstpersonwhowasfoundbreakingthelaw.

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