=Drill 88=
[Illustration]
Study small b. The lower part of the letter should be as wide as the
loop through the widest part, and some good penmen make it a little
wider than this. Do not make your letters larger than those in the copy.
Make line after line until you are able to make the letters easily and
at a fair rate of speed. Sixteen groups or eighty letters to the minute
is not a high rate for this drill. The count for each group is 1–2, 3–4,
5–6, 7–8, 9–10, with the emphasis on the finishing point in each letter.
The connective stroke is slightly curved.