"When will that be?""I'm here, Dolly," she said, in her rather wistful manner."I'm sick of the new girl," said Janet; "if you are going to talk about her I shall go into the house; I want to look over my French preparation. M. le Comte is coming to-morrow morning, and he is so frightfully over-particular that I own I'm a little afraid of him.""I'd punish her very severely," said Miss Patience. "I am sure punishment is what she wants. She ought to be broken in."
After that period she found her place to a certain extent, made some violent friends and some active enemies, was adored by the little girls, on whom she showered lollipops, kisses, and secrets, and was disliked more or less by every girl in the sixth and fifth form, Dorothy Collingwood excepted."Bridget, you are talking a great deal of nonsense," said Dorothy, "and I for one am not going to listen to you. We are much too sensible to believe in ghost stories here, and there is no use in your trying to frighten us. Good-by, all of you; I am off to the house!"
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"I shall look to you to help me with this wild Irish girl," she said with a smile. "Now, go to your lessons, my dear."
An audible titter was heard down the table, and Mrs. Freeman turned somewhat red."Well, Marshall, I'll see what I can do. I must join Miss May now, for we have something important to decide, but I won't forget your words.""I'm very busy, Olive; I wish you'd go away!"
"Am I ever hard to my pupils, my love?"Her first impulse was to open the door of her prison and go boldly out.
She was beginning to collect her somewhat scattered thoughts, when the door was opened suddenly, and, to her surprise, Mrs. Freeman came into the room.