adelphiawerewillingtohastenthework.Forawhile,indeed,IhadtoyLatininbraille,sothatIcouldrecitewiththeirls.Myinstructorssoonbecamesuffitlyfamiliarwithmyimperfectspeechtoanswermyquestionsreadilyandcorrectmistakes.Icouldnotmakenotesinclassorwriteexercises;butIwroteallmypositionsandtranslationsathomeonmytypewriter.

    EachdayMissSullivaotheclasseswithmeandspelledintomyhandwithinfiiehattheteacherssaid.InstudyhoursshehadtolookupnewwordsformeandreadandrereadnotesandbooksIdidnothaveinraisedprint.Thetediumofthatworkishardtoceive.FrauGrote,myGermanteacher,andMr.

    Gilman,theprincipal,weretheonlyteachersintheschoolwholearhefingeralphabettogivemeinstru.NoonerealizedmorefullythandearFrauGrotehowslowandieherspellingwas.

    heless,inthegoodnessofherheartshelaboriouslyspelledoutherinstrustomeinspeciallessonstwiceaweek,togiveMissSullivanalittlerest.But,thougheverybodywaskindaohelpus,therewasonlyonehandthatcouldturndrudgeryintopleasure.

    ThatyearIfinishedarithmetic,reviewedmyLatingrammar,ahreechaptersofCaesars"GallicWar.”

    InGermanIread,partlywithmyfingersandpartlywithMissSullivansassistance,Schillers"Liedvlocke"and"Taucher,"Heines"Harzreise,"Freytags"AusdemStaatFriedrichsdesGrossen,"Riehls"FluchDerSheit,"Lessings"MinnavonBarnhelm,"ahes"AusmeinemLeben."ItookthegreatestdelightintheseGermanbooks,especiallySchillerswonderfullyrics,thehistoryofFredericktheGreatsmagnifitachievementsandtheatofGoetheslif