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The new world which I entered just before | The new world which I entered just before | ||
my fifteenth birthday was designated | my fifteenth birthday was designated | ||
as as | as as an excellent boarding school for girls, | ||
situated in the Berkshire Hills. It only accepted | situated in the Berkshire Hills. It only accepted | ||
sixty-five girls and it was very strict. We | sixty-five girls and it was very strict. We | ||
wore uniforms, blue | wore uniforms, blue serge "Peter Thompson" in the | ||
daytime and white crepe de | daytime and white crepe de chine shirtwaists | ||
and skirts for dinner. After dinner, we assembled | and skirts for dinner. After dinner, we assembled | ||
once again in the schoolroom for evening study | once again in the schoolroom for evening study | ||
hour which ended with a passage from the | |||
Bible recited in unison. I will life up mine | Bible recited in unison. I will life up mine | ||
eyes unto the faith, from whence cometh my | eyes unto the faith, from whence cometh my | ||
help; my help cometh from the Lord which made | help; my help cometh from the Lord which made | ||
heaven and earth. Or: Who can find a | heaven and earth. Or: Who can find a virtuous | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 16 July 2021
had been taught to tell right from wrong, the same right from the same wrong, and nobody seemed to doubt the propicity of his own intention an attitude * which the French know & take for granted as the American disease of chronic exaltation.
Chapter Three The new world which I entered just before my fifteenth birthday was designated as as an excellent boarding school for girls, situated in the Berkshire Hills. It only accepted sixty-five girls and it was very strict. We wore uniforms, blue serge "Peter Thompson" in the daytime and white crepe de chine shirtwaists and skirts for dinner. After dinner, we assembled once again in the schoolroom for evening study hour which ended with a passage from the Bible recited in unison. I will life up mine eyes unto the faith, from whence cometh my help; my help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth. Or: Who can find a virtuous