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i was a freshman, more interested in sports than school work, and i was falling behind in my latin class. then violet bible, a neighbor who was a schoolteacher, found out about my problem. "oh, latin's great fun," she told me. "come over tonight after dinner and i'll show you." for the next several weeks, she tutored me until i could conjugate with the best of them -- well, almost. anyway, i passed. at the callow age of 14 it seemed perfectly natural to me that a working wife and mother had nothing better to do after a hard day's work than tutor me in latin.collected by
now as i saw her, i realized what an uncommon sacrifice it had been. and, after all those years, i told her so! "what you did was way beyond the call of duty," i said. "thank you." i was rewarded with a surprised smile and a sparkle in her eyes.