"Mother, mother you have left me"
than in
"Angels they will sing around,"
yet they are both "first lines."—2. We believe the sound in a shell held close to the ear is due to the imprisoned air. The same sound can be observed when the hand is curved over the ear.
Adelina Grillo.—You will ere this have seen your request in print, and we hope you have found a correspondent.
A Reader of The Girl's Own Paper.—Many thanks for your note. We will consider the point you raise.
Miss Nell.—1. "Thematic" means, connected with the theme; e.g., a thematic catalogue of musical works is a catalogue in which the first few bars—the theme—of the whole work, or of each movement, is given. You can apply this explanation to the instances you give.—2. We do not wish to discourage you, but the "Associated Board" Examination you name, is not supposed to qualify for advanced teaching. If you pass in honours, it is of course more valuable. You could not expect a high salary with only this certificate, if, indeed, you could obtain a post as pianoforte teacher in a good school; but we cannot name any sum without more knowledge of your capabilities.
Kate Cregeen.—1. Your quotation:—
"Because right is right, to follow right,
Were wisdom in the scorn of consequence,"
is from Tennyson's Ænone.—2. Your writing is very good for a girl of sixteen. To improve it, never let yourself scribble or write carelessly, and copy any model you admire.