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down. Rise, counting "One," sink again, rise 

 once more at "Two," and continue through 

 three measures, common time. Rest a minute 

 and repeat until you are a little weary. Nothing 

 is gained by doing too much work, but if you do 

 just enough of this between lessons, you cannot 

 possibly grow stiff. When you can do it fairly 

 well, try to do it first on one foot and then on 

 the other, and then bring your right foot in 

 front of your left knee, and, standing on your 

 left foot, assume, as nearly as possible, the 

 proper position for the saddle, and try to rise in 

 time. You will not find it very difficult, and 

 you will be compelled to keep your heel down 

 while doing it, especially if you put a block 

 about an inch thick under your left toe. You 

 may try doing it while sitting sidewise in a 

 chair, if it be difficult for you to poise yourself 

 on one foot, but a girl who cannot stand thus 

 for some time, long enough to lace her riding 

 boot, for instance, is much too weak for her own 

 good. 



Take all your spare minutes for this work, 

 Esmeralda. Bob up and down in all the 

 secluded corners of the house ; try to feel the 



