Like Flossie Wright, they ate steamed buns and dumplings while reading their books.
Ten minutes later, Flossie Wright turned off the lights to sleep, but Jessie Grain didn't get back to bed to rest until half past two.
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The exhausted girls had slept for only about three hours when the wake-up call sounded.
Instructor Franklin Cody's training was extremely tight, and the original fifteen minutes for meals had been cut down to eight, as if he were determined to drain their strength at every moment.
If it were not for their strong willpower, the three of them would probably not have lasted even a single day.
In the following ten or so days, almost all they could think about was dictated by training, eating, and sleeping.
And for Nancy Phillips and Jessie Grain, who needed to revise their studies in addition, it was nearly maddening.
July 11th, 12 p.m.
For the first time, Instructor Cody released them to the cafeteria for lunch right on the dot.