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That was what she said, and the first question in Geography that she
answered, made Rob Lindsey call her a "star pupil."
"What is the capital of Brazil?" Gwen stared for a moment, then she
tossed her head as she said, pertly:
"Oh, anyone knows _that_!"
"_Next_!" said the teacher.
Gwen was surprised.
She had expected to be coaxed.
A few moments later she heard a small girl talking of the great Amazon
river. She caught the name, and later when asked to name the largest
river in Africa, she sprang to her feet, and glibly shouted:
"The Amazon!"
"Well, why do you laugh?" she asked, turning angrily to stare at the
laughing class.
She was offended, when told to sit down, and decided to tell her mother
that she had not received enough attention.
"I guess I'll say 'snubbed,' because that will make mamma _sure_ to
take my part," she softly whispered.
She changed her mind, she often did that, and thought that she would
not tell at home that she had been displeased.
She chose to attend school a week longer, or perhaps a number of weeks
longer, because Miss Kenyon, just before closing for the afternoon,
stated that on Friday of each week an hour would be reserved for
recitations, and for the reading of compositions.
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