"We won't discuss the whys nor the wherefores; the fact remains that I do dislike her."
"I never knew before that I had an enemy," said Janet, in her guarded voice.
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The next morning, after breakfast, Mrs. Freeman went upstairs to sit with her favorite Evelyn.
"I don't suppose that Evelyn Percival is to rule the school. She is away at present, and we can't wait on her will and pleasure. Let's form our committee, and do without her.""When will that be?"For some reason her companions, both old and young in the school, had taken upon themselves to cut her.
She looked at her friend with a cool, critical eye.
"We won't discuss the whys nor the wherefores; the fact remains that I do dislike her."
"I don't mean that, miss; I mean that perhaps you'd talk to Miss Bridget, and persuade her to do whatever Mrs. Freeman says is right. I don't know what that is, of course, but you has a very kind way, Miss Dorothy,[Pg 71] and ef you would speak to Miss O'Hara, maybe she'd listen to you."
Janet sprang from her seat with apparent alacrity.
"Oh! hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! What will my dear dad say when I tell him that? Biddy O'Hara seventeen! Don't I wish I were! Oh, the lovely balls I'd be going to if those were my years! Now, another guess. It's your turn now—you, little brown one there—I haven't caught your name, darling. Is it Anne or Mary? Most girls are called either Anne or Mary."