Wed. Mar. 24, 1897 Wea. nice

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We are having plenty of nice weather and it is melting some.

The girls wanted to go coasting but I suggested that they stay home one night. We all studied – Cora and I studying for exam. All I think of is to be able to pass now that I have taken the school. I do not know what I would do if I fail and have to give up my school – I suppose put my head in the sand like an ostrich – which I resemble a good deal in__
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NOTES
The last word is possibly meant to be "indeed." It begins with "in," has something that looks like a "d" and then there is a line that trails off. Not sure if Hilda meant she looked like an ostrich because she was tall.
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