CHAPTER IX.
MIRANDA HOPE TO HER MOTHER.
October 22d Dear Mother--I am off in a day or two to visit some new country; I haven't yet decided which.

I have satisfied myself with regard to France, and obtained a good knowledge of the language.

I have enjoyed my visit to Madame de Maisonrouge deeply, and feel as if I were leaving a circle of real friends.

Everything has gone on beautifully up to the end, and every one has been as kind and attentive as if I were their own sister, especially Mr.Verdier, the French gentleman, from whom I have gained more than I ever expected (in six weeks), and with whom I have promised to correspond.

So you can imagine me dashing off the most correct French letters; and, if you don't believe it, I will keep the rough draft to show you when I go back.
The German gentleman is also more interesting, the more you know him; it seems sometimes as if I could fairly drink in his ideas.