Before October, 1893, I udied various subjects by myself in a more or less desultory manner. I read tories of Greece, Rome and ted States. I , and as I already kneecies as mucried,  aid, to master tion, as I found all tters and sounds described in tasking slender po ends; but it gave me someto do on a rainy day, and I acquired a sufficient knoaines quot;Fables,quot; quot;Le Medecin Malgre Luiquot; and passages from quot;Athalie.”

    I also gave considerable time to t of my speeco Miss Sullivan and recited passages from my favourite poets, o memory; sed my pronunciation and o p. It , il October, 1893, after I igue and excitement of my visit to t I began to s at fixed hours.

    Miss Sullivan and I  t time in on, Pennsylvania, visiting the family of Mr. illiam ade. Mr.

    Irons, a neigin sc  I sudy under  nature and of  en ic,  eresting. Mr.

    Irons also read ennysons quot;In Memoriam.quot; I  never from a critical point of vie time to knoo recognize yle as I recognize the clasp of a friends hand.

    At first I o study Latin grammar. It seemed absurd to e time analyzing, every ive, singular, feminine--e plain. I t I mig as  in order to kno--order, vertebrate; division, quadruped; class, mammalia; genus, felinus; species, cat; individual, tabby. But as I got deeper into t, I became more interested, and ty of ted me. I often amused myself by reading Latin passages, picking up ood and trying to make sense. I o enjoy time.

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