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The Teacher's Trial in Marys Home and Return
A young teacher Mary debates the harsh realities of supplying romance to teaching. Aunt Hannah recalls her own novice year as a district schoolmaam and two pupils, Eddie Carroll and Walter R, whose mischief and reform shape her life. A later memory on a river boat reunion links Walter to a grateful mother and Miss Willis, uniting past and present in a quiet moral arc.
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Mary
Aunt Hannah
Hannah
Empire
Alwys
Jungfrau
Eddie
Eddie Carroll
Os. Deere
Srithia
Rand
Walter
Selene
Altho
Walter R
Willis
Alter
Miss Willis
Picanina Pete
Waleter
Evry
Esternary
Wemewest
Ohio
Franky
Ian
Omkenan Pelkiyden
Papa
Agen Buen