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stands supplied. For this reason she was able to 
realize only a small part of what should have 
been hers. The idea of selling her own likeness 
was at first very repulsive, but the demand for it 
was so constant and the supply of views so 
limited, she felt compelled to yield a point, where 
her feelings simply were concerned. 
The other division of her summer’s work— that 
of replying to inquiries — though often very fa- 
tiguing, was far more agreeable. 
While the character of the American people is 
relieved from any suspicion of monotony by a 
reasonable number of those who are very igno- 
rant, or who possess the power of being disagree- 
able, for the most part its good humor and intel- 
ligence leave little more in that direction to be 
desired. There was never an hour, through all 
the summer, when there were not numbers of in- 
teresting and appreciative people eager to know 
all about her and her adventures, about the coun- 
try where all her specimens were obtained, its 
climate, resources, agriculture, and mines ; how 
fhe latter were worked ; how the land was irri- 
gated, etc., etc. Among those interested were 
many of the most cultivated people of our own 
country and from foreign lands, and the conversa- 
tions were mutually pleasant and instructive. 
Often an hour or more would be passed with one 
party, examining not only the ores and curiosities 
