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large windows and so much sun-
shine - the room is larger, pleasanter,
airier and sunnier than the room
last year. and I am resolved to
keep it neat and be systematic, and
I know it will be pretty. I still
have Mr. Humes fur rugs to give
a Bohemian air to the floor. I caught
a glimpse of the new matron, but
could judge very little of her, she
seemed to be a motherly old woman
with a bank of little gray curls on
her forehead - not Miss Thompson's in-
tellectual type - a commentary on Mrs.
Stanford's taste. Theodora has just spent
her half hour recess with me, her
hours are so short and it such a
delightful place that both of us are
happier than larks. I must begin