The Fair Mississippian: A Novel (Classic Reprint)

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It is Mrs. Faurie's chief desire that her sons shall be adequately prepared for college. She is a great believer in individual instruction by a thoroughly competent educator, who can discern and ah strengthen the weaknesses, and - ah develop special capacities in the mind of youth, ah, yes! She fears that our frequent and extended tours abroad have cultivated their powers of superficial observation and love of travel at the expense of their love of study, and ah capacity to absorb theories and to con centrate their thoughts, and to take an interest in books, and - ah - that is the reason, - one of the reasons, - with a bow and smile, why we esteem ourselves so fortunate, - so very fortunate to have you with us. Nothing could be more suave than the old gentleman beaming upon him from the foot of the table, but Edward Desmond, after an effort at a receptive and grateful smile, looked down at his fork and turned it aimlessly in his hand, without a word in response.

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