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overbearing for me," and just at that minute the 

 voice of the society young lady is heard to call 

 the master " overbearing," and you and Nell 

 exchange delighted, mischievous smiles. 



Now for that stiffness of yours, Esmeralda, 

 there is a remedy, as there is for everything but 

 death, and you should use it immediately, before 

 the rigidity becomes habitual. Continue your 

 other exercises, but devote only about a third as 

 much time to them, and use the other two thirds 

 for Delsarte movements. 



First : Let your hands hang loosely from the 

 wrist, and swing them lifelessly to and fro. 

 Execute the movement first with the right hand 

 then with the left, then with both. 



Second : Let the fingers hang from the 

 knuckles, and shake them in the same way and 

 in the same order. 



Third : Let the forearm hang from the elbow, 

 and proceed in like manner. 



Fourth : Let the whole arm hang from the 

 shoulder, and swing the arms by twisting the 

 torso. 



Execute the finger and hand movements 

 with the arms hanging at the side, ex- 



