Miss Caroline apparently thought I was lying. “Let’s not let our imaginations run away with us, dear,” she said. “Now you tell y
our father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here and try to undo the damage – “ “Ma’am?” “Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now.” In the excerpt above, what does the phrase “fresh mind” most suggest?
open to new ideas
ready for original ideas
unpolluted by wrong ideas
closed to old ideas
