It began formally, and was very brief:
"MY DEAR MISS LEE:--The trustees and faculty of Hilox
University have been looking for a woman, a recent graduate of
distinction from some well-established Eastern college, to take the
chair of Greek in our new institution. You have been recommended as
thoroughly qualified for the position. The salary is not at present
large, but our university is growing, and we offer a tempting
field to an energetic and ambitious woman. May we write you more
fully on the subject, if you are inclined to take our vacancy into
your favorable consideration?
"Very respectfully yours."
Then followed the signature of the president of Hilox, a man whose name
and fame were familiar to Margaret Lee.
The girl's cheek glowed; her dark eyes deepened; a look of power and
purpose settled upon the sweet full lips. For this she had studied
relentlessly; to this end she had looked; with this in view her four
years' course had been pursued with pluck and determination. The picture
of Joanna Baker, as young as herself, climbing easily to the topmost
round of the ladder, had fired and stimulated _her_, and she had allowed
it to be known that her life was dedicated to learning, and by-and-by to
teaching.
All the faculty at Mount Seward knew her aspirations, and several of the
professors had promised their aid in securing her a position, but she
had not expected anything of this kind so soon.
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