At this time she was seven years and ten months old.

Two years later she had made such wonderful progress and shown such ability to learn that, notwithstanding her infirmities, she surpassed any of the pupils of her class.

Her advancement was particularly noticed immediately after her realization that an idea could be expressed by a succession of raised letters.

In fact, so rapid was her progress, that it was deemed advisable by the authorities to hold her back.

By her peculiar sensibility to vibration she could distinguish the difference between a whole and a half note in music, and she struck the notes on the piano quite correctly.