This time Miss Fosbrook authorized the leaving out of the spending
the day, and suggested that S. would be enough without the whole
Susanna, and she mercifully directed the cover to Miss Greville.
"There, my dear, you have worked hard for your pleasure," she said,
as Susan extended each hand to its broadest stretch to uncramp them,
and stretched herself backwards as if she wanted to double her head
down to her heels. "I shall give you a good mark, Susie, as if it
had been a lesson."
Susan deserved it, for her patient perseverance had been all out of
obedience, not in the mere desire of having her note admired.
Indeed, good child, at the best it was a very poor affair for a girl
of twelve, and Miss Fosbrook was ashamed of it when she looked at
Ida's lady-like little billet.
"But I wonder," said she to herself, "whether I shall feel as if I
would change my dear stupid Susan for Miss Ida?"
Meanwhile Susan flew screaming and leaping out into the garden in a
mad tom-boy fashion; but that could well be pardoned, as there were
only her sisters to see her; and the pleasure of having persevered
and done her best was enough to make her heart and her limbs dance
for merriment.
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