dtothepooranddespised.Irejoicedoverallhissuccesses,Ishutmyeyestohisfaults,andwondered,notthathehadthem,butthattheyhadnotcrushedordwarfedhissoul.ButinspiteofMacaulaysbrilliandhisadmirablefacultyofmakingtheonplaceseemfreshandpicturesque,hispositivenessweariedmeattimes,andhisfrequentsacrificesoftruthtoeffectkeptmeiioningattitudeveryuheattitudeofreverenwhichIhadlisteheDemosthenesofGreatBritain.

    AttheCambridgeschool,forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iehepanionshipofseeingandhearinggirlsofmyownage.Ilivedwithseveralothersihepleasanthousesectedwiththeschool,thehousewhereMr.Howellsusedtolive,andweallhadtheadvantageofhomelife.Ijoiheminmanyoftheirgames,evenblindmansbuffandfrolithesnow;Itooklongwalkswiththem;wediscussedourstudiesandreadaloudthethingsthatiedus.Someofthegirlslearospeaktome,sothatMissSullivandidnothavetorepeattheirversation.

    AtChristmas,mymotherandlittlesisterspenttheholidayswithme,andMr.GilmankindlyofferedtoletMildredstudyinhisschool.SoMildredstayedwithmeinCambridge,andforsixhappymonthswewerehardlyeverapart.Itmakesmemosthappytorememberthehourswespenthelpingeachotherinstudyandsharingourrecreatioher.

    ItookmypreliminaryexaminationsforRadcliffefromthe29thofJuhe3rdofJulyin1897.ThesubjectsIofferedwereElementaryandAdvancedGerman,French,Latin,English,andGreekandRomanhistory,makingninehoursinall.Ipassedihing,andreceived"honours"inGermanandEnglish.

    PerhapsanexplanationofthemethodthatwasinusewhenItookmyexaminationswillnotbeamisshere.

    Thestudentwasre