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Here
the
lecture
began
,
but
Jo
heard
very
little
of
it
,
for
while
Professor
Sands
was
prosing
away
about
Belzoni
,
Cheops
,
scarabei
,
and
hieroglyphics
,
she
was
covertly
taking
down
the
address
of
the
paper
,
and
boldly
resolving
to
try
for
the
hundred
-
dollar
prize
offered
in
its
columns
for
a
sensational
story
.
By
the
time
the
lecture
ended
and
the
audience
awoke
,
she
had
built
up
a
splendid
fortune
for
herself
(
not
the
first
founded
on
paper
)
,
and
was
already
deep
in
the
concoction
of
her
story
,
being
unable
to
decide
whether
the
duel
should
come
before
the
elopement
or
after
the
murder
.
She
said
nothing
of
her
plan
at
home
,
but
fell
to
work
next
day
,
much
to
the
disquiet
of
her
mother
,
who
always
looked
a
little
anxious
when
‘
genius
took
to
burning
’
.
Jo
had
never
tried
this
style
before
,
contenting
herself
with
very
mild
romances
for
The
Spread
Eagle
.
Her
experience
and
miscellaneous
reading
were
of
service
now
,
for
they
gave
her
some
idea
of
dramatic
effect
,
and
supplied
plot
,
language
,
and
costumes
.
Her
story
was
as
full
of
desperation
and
despair
as
her
limited
acquaintance
with
those
uncomfortable
emotions
enabled
her
to
make
it
,
and
having
located
it
in
Lisbon
,
she
wound
up
with
an
earthquake
,
as
a
striking
and
appropriate
denouement
.
The
manuscript
was
privately
dispatched
,
accompanied
by
a
note
,
modestly
saying
that
if
the
tale
didn
’
t
get
the
prize
,
which
the
writer
hardly
dared
expect
,
she
would
be
very
glad
to
receive
any
sum
it
might
be
considered
worth
.
Six
weeks
is
a
long
time
to
wait
,
and
a
still
longer
time
for
a
girl
to
keep
a
secret
,
but
Jo
did
both
,
and
was
just
beginning
to
give
up
all
hope
of
ever
seeing
her
manuscript
again
,
when
a
letter
arrived
which
almost
took
her
breath
away
,
for
on
opening
it
,
a
check
for
a
hundred
dollars
fell
into
her
lap
.
For
a
minute
she
stared
at
it
as
if
it
had
been
a
snake
,
then
she
read
her
letter
and
began
to
cry
.
If
the
amiable
gentleman
who
wrote
that
kindly
note
could
have
known
what
intense
happiness
he
was
giving
a
fellow
creature
,
I
think
he
would
devote
his
leisure
hours
,
if
he
has
any
,
to
that
amusement
,
for
Jo
valued
the
letter
more
than
the
money
,
because
it
was
encouraging
,
and
after
years
of
effort
it
was
so
pleasant
to
find
that
she
had
learned
to
do
something
,
though
it
was
only
to
write
a
sensation
story
.
A
prouder
young
woman
was
seldom
seen
than
she
,
when
,
having
composed
herself
,
she
electrified
the
family
by
appearing
before
them
with
the
letter
in
one
hand
,
the
check
in
the
other
,
announcing
that
she
had
won
the
prize
.
Of
course
there
was
a
great
jubilee
,
and
when
the
story
came
everyone
read
and
praised
it
,
though
after
her
father
had
told
her
that
the
language
was
good
,
the
romance
fresh
and
hearty
,
and
the
tragedy
quite
thrilling
,
he
shook
his
head
,
and
said
in
his
unworldly
way
.
.
.
"
You
can
do
better
than
this
,
Jo
.
Aim
at
the
highest
,
and
never
mind
the
money
.
"
"
I
think
the
money
is
the
best
part
of
it
.
What
will
you
do
with
such
a
fortune
?
"
asked
Amy
,
regarding
the
magic
slip
of
paper
with
a
reverential
eye
.
"
Send
Beth
and
Mother
to
the
seaside
for
a
month
or
two
,
"
answered
Jo
promptly
.
To
the
seaside
they
went
,
after
much
discussion
,
and
though
Beth
didn
’
t
come
home
as
plump
and
rosy
as
could
be
desired
,
she
was
much
better
,
while
Mrs
.
March
declared
she
felt
ten
years
younger
.
So
Jo
was
satisfied
with
the
investment
of
her
prize
money
,
and
fell
to
work
with
a
cheery
spirit
,
bent
on
earning
more
of
those
delightful
checks
.
She
did
earn
several
that
year
,
and
began
to
feel
herself
a
power
in
the
house
,
for
by
the
magic
of
a
pen
,
her
‘
rubbish
’
turned
into
comforts
for
them
all
.
The
Duke
’
s
Daughter
paid
the
butcher
’
s
bill
,
A
Phantom
Hand
put
down
a
new
carpet
,
and
the
Curse
of
the
Coventrys
proved
the
blessing
of
the
Marches
in
the
way
of
groceries
and
gowns
.
