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"Perhaps not tomorrow but soon after," Madame Malisorf allowed

Di almost as much as me

"Thank you for your extra effort, Dimitri," she told him "You should take a warm shower i out in the chilly air and getting sick Celine?"

"Of course Go up and use my shower, Dimitri Janet, show him my room, please"

Mada a recital with my newest students and Janet will be included"

"Oh, Janet, that's wonderful Did you hear what she said? Thank you, Madame Thank you," Celine said "Your first recital Hoonderful, Janet"

"Recital?" I squeaked "You ?"

"You will be ready," Madame Malisorf declared with a small smile, "for what you will be asked to do"

"Oh yes, she'll be ready Whatever it is, she'll be ready," Celine assured her

Di and followed me out of the studio

"You were awful in the beginning," he said as we reached the stairway

"I was sick I'," I complained

He laughed

"I'lad you didn't tell Madame that She hates excuses," he explained "Lead the way," he added, nodding at the steps I started up "You know your rear end has becoht and round just in the short ti with you"

I was too e and continued upstairs where I showed hiiven him a clean towel I hurried away to my own room to shower and crawl back into bed My ankles ached worse than any other part of my body and when I took off my pointe shoes, my feet were covered with red blotches