IN THE BIDING-SCHO OL. Ill 



VIII. 



All in a wow. 



S other n. 



"*cTjirjfiND you really fancy, Esmeralda, that 

 you are ready for class lessons ? 

 You have been in the saddle only 

 six times, remember. But you have 

 been assured, on the highest authority, that 

 fifty lessons in class are worth a hundred pri- 

 vate lessons ? And the same authority says 

 that the class lessons should be preceded by at 

 least twice as much private instruction as you 

 have enjoyed ; but, naturally, you suppress this 

 unfavorable context. You think that you can- 

 not begin to subject yourself to military disci- 

 pline too soon ? 



After that highly edifying statement of your 

 feelings, Esmeralda, hasten away to school be- 

 fore the dew evaporates from your dawning 

 humility, and make arrangements for entering 

 a class of beginners. You are fortunate in ar- 

 riving half way between two " hours," and find 



