rate education from the finest, most qualified young teachers and, not only would they learn how to paint and draw, but they would be learning about all the great artists. How fortunate it was for a school like that to come into the area! It was true, there was nothing like that around here; the closest art schools were in the city, and that would be when Meredith was much older. Now it would be right up the road, not even a half hour away. When the night came for the open house, Janice Stratford dressed to impress. Her long dark hair was swept up in a bun, a navy blue pants suit hugging her tall body. It was a bit fancy, she had to admit to herself – maybe too businesslike. But when she arrived at the school with a similarly dressed Meredith in tow, she found that she was dressed, much to her surpr...

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