Word: tell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...DEAR GUARDIAN, - You asked me in your last letter to tell you frankly what I had gained during my three years in College; so here goes, and, if the confession somewhat startles you, remember you drew it upon yourself...
After an equally successful attempt at rowing, I gave up athletic sports, and decided not to be a much greater man than the rest of my class. But I hear you say, my dear guardian, "All this is very fine, but why don't the young scamp tell me what he has learned?" Ah, well, I will; I have had a sort of delicacy about breaking the ice, but if you must know, why, je ne care...
...loud report of the gun almost stunned me. How long I remained thus I cannot tell. I know that the huge animal, with a groan, rolled over in the dust beside...
...noble self-abandon, his untutored emotion, overcame me. I could only gasp, "Don't squeeze my hand too hard, my gallant preserver. I am a simple, guileless maiden, and I cannot tell; but - papa wouldn't mind, I guess...
...tell my tale in verse...