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g character. _Understood Betsy_ is a girl's story of warm sympathy and strong common sense. _The Real Motive_ is a volume of short stories from which the story, "A Thread Without a Knot," is taken. The stories in the volume range in their settings from Paris to a middle western university town. As the title suggests, they are studies in human motives. Under her married name, Dorothea Canfield Fisher, she has written some valuable educational works, as _The Montessori Mother_ and _Mothers and Children_. During the World War, Mrs. Fisher spent her time in France working for the relief of those made blind by the war. _Home Fires in France_ and _The Day of Glory_ are truthful records of Mrs. Fisher's impressions of life in that tragic, mutilated land. A Thread without a Knot 114, 1. Doctor's dissertation. Before a student can obtain the highest degree a university gives, the doctor's degree, he must write a dissertation, that is, a formal and elaborate essay on some original research work he has done. The degree Mr. Harrison was working for was that of Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. D. 2. Archives. A place where public records and historical documents are kept. 116, 1. Munich. A city in Germany where one of the largest and oldest German universities is located. 2. Treaty of Utrecht. A treaty of peace in 1713 which concluded the war of the Spanish succession, a war fought by most of the other countries of Europe against the armies of France and Spain. 117, 1. Bibliotheque Nationale. The national library at Paris. 125, 1. Versailles. A city about twelve miles from Paris, noted for the beautiful chateau, or palace, and gardens of Louis XIV. The palace is now used as a historical museum and art gallery. It was in the famous Hall of Mirrors at Versailles that the treaty between Germany and the Allies was signed at the end of the World War. The formal gardens and the fountains are among the famous sights of Paris. In the garden stands the Trianon, sometimes called the Grand Trianon, a villa built by Louis XIV for one of his favorites. Near it is the Petit Trianon, or little Trianon, the favorite resort of Marie Antoinette, the unfortunate and beautiful queen of France who was executed during the French Revolution. Here she and her ladies-in-waiting used to play at being shepherdesses and milkmaids. 2. Tram line. A street railway or trolley line. 129, 1. Fontainebleau. A town of northern France, situated in
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