The school-room at Roselands was a very pleasant apartment; the ceiling, it is true, was somewhat lower than in the more modern portion of the building, for the wing in which it was situated dated back to the old-fashioned days prior to the Revolution, while the larger part of the mansion had not stood more than twenty or thirty years; but the effect was relieved by windows reaching from floor to ceiling, and opening on a veranda which overlooked a lovely flower-garden, beyond which were fields and woods and hills. The view ...
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The school-room at Roselands was a very pleasant apartment; the ceiling, it is true, was somewhat lower than in the more modern portion of the building, for the wing in which it was situated dated back to the old-fashioned days prior to the Revolution, while the larger part of the mansion had not stood more than twenty or thirty years; but the effect was relieved by windows reaching from floor to ceiling, and opening on a veranda which overlooked a lovely flower-garden, beyond which were fields and woods and hills. The view from the veranda was very beautiful, and the room itself looked most inviting, with its neat matting, its windows draped with snow-white muslin, its comfortable chairs, and pretty rosewood desks. Within this pleasant apartment sat Miss Day with her pupils, six in number. She was giving a lesson to Enna, the youngest, the spoiled darling of the family, the pet and plaything of both father and mother. It was always a trying task to both teacher and scholar, for Enna was very wilful, and her teacher's patience by no means inexhaustible. "There!" exclaimed Miss Day, shutting the book and giving it an impatient toss on to the desk; "go, for I might as well try to teach old Bruno. I presume he would learn about as fast."
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Poor. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Front end papers are missing. Hinges are cracked. Binding is tight. Cover edges and corners are lightly rubbed. 395pp.
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Henry Muheim. Good in Good jacket. Book. 7 1/2 h x 5w. A 252 page Saalfield Publishing hardcover dared MCMXLIII of 1943, Frontispiece by Henry Meheim, Has a wear front inside hinge but still fully attached and darkening of the pulp paper Saalfield uses. Dust jacket has some general wear. See scan provided. Elsie, 8 years old whose mother is dead & father traveling-has a loving black nurse, Chloe who comforts her.
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