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"It is one of the girls at Miss Milwood's school, Esther Bodn." "How does a girl who lives on McVane Street come to go to Miss Milwood's school?" "She assists Miss Milwood." And Laura told what she knew of Esther's assistance in the way of the French and German.
Not a single one! Why, they must be awfully poor, like common working-people!" exclaimed the young Beacon Street girl, in a wondering tone. "Esther isn't common, if she is poor," Laura instantly asserted with decision. "I don't understand how anybody so poor as that should be sent to Miss Milwood's school.
"Most astonishing and yet most simple," as Monsieur had truly said; yet to the flock of Miss Milwood's girls, who, well down to the front, had lost nothing of this surprising interview, it was only "most astonishing," and to some of them most humiliating and mortifying.
The Art Club hall was quite full as they entered; but there were seats well down in front, and there they found most of the school girls under Miss Milwood's charge. Esther was one of this party; and Kitty made a great point of leaning forward and bowing to her with much graciousness. The next moment she was whispering to Laura, "There, didn't I behave prettily to Esther this time?
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