 1. Claudia Martin had already had a hard day at school. First, Mme Zelle Pierre, one of the non-resident teachers, had sent a messenger just before breakfast with the news that she was indisposed with a migraine headache and would be unable to come to school, and Claudia, as both owner and headmistress, had been obliged to conduct most of the French and music classes in addition to her own subjects. French was no great problem. Music was more of a challenge. Worse, the account books which she had intended to bring up to date during her spare classes today. Sample complete. Ready to continue?