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Show ing the class." This made the final step easy. Five young women had now conquered their fear and pride and were willing at any cost to unbind. With the probable result in sight, I sent my cook to P'ang Chuang, fifty miles, to my sister, with the word: "I want all the shoes you have made up, the stockings as well, and wooden soles, to be made up here." Two days to P'ang Chuang, one to rest in and two back. This was what it meant. Work was planned at once in Lintsing to help furnish the supply. Saturday night came, and a large bundle, containing eight pair of neatly made black shoes with fancy toes, was delivered to me. My first thought had been not to have Sunday made a day of confusion by making the change, but two of those living for the time as boarders in the class were eager to put on the new shoes at once, not willing to wait even a day. Mrs. Ting, one of my helpers, |