A Sweet Girl Graduate

at St. Benet's was s

s said if they did not appear; no reproofs were uttered and no inquiries made; but the good-fellowship between the students an

college colors, green with a narrow stripe of gold. Breakfast immediately followed chapel; tea and coffee a

ke an eager rush to the side-table where the letters were neatly placed. During breakfast these were r

ctures and the names of the lecturers who would instruct the students during the day. By the side of the large official notice-board hung another, which was read

ese two boards, and then, in the company of a fresher nearly as shy as herself, she wandered

his light midday refreshment was from half-past twelve to two. The-afternoons were mostly given up to games and gymnastics, although occ

girls invited outside friends and acquaintances, an

st seven to half-past nine was usually the ti

s might visit their friends in Kingsdene and receive them at the college. They might entertain them at luncheon or dinner or at tea in their own rooms at a fixed charge, and provided the friends left at

than eleven at night, and one invitation to go out i

world. She had made a very firm niche for herself in Aunt Raby's old cottage, and the dislodgment therefrom caused her for the time

er best at first here. After a few days, however, she fitted into her new grooves, took up the line of study whic

d put bitterness into her heart and nearly destroyed her faith in her fellow-students. Both Maggie and Nance made several overtures of kindness to Prissie, but the cold manner which was more or less habitual to her

id to

e one whom I despise? There was a brief, dreadful hour when I absolutely pined to have pretty things in my room as she has

of flattering. When was she going to put her pictures up? Miss Day would be delighted to help her whenever she chose to do it. When did she intend to go down to Kin

something else. At last, however, she summoned up courage, and, once for all, delivered herself from her to

cy Banister had all come in for a few minutes t

readfully unsociable, not a bit like an ordinary St. Benet's girl. If you go

e," responded Priscilla, "and I want

going in for a tripos. If this were your las

She was a bright-eyed, merry-looking gir

give you such a delicious

nk her hand affectionately in Prissi

e said, "but I-

offended, but Nancy Banister, who was standing by and had not hitherto spoken, bestowe

work, but we all respect earnest workers- we must. It is for them St. Benet's is really meant. It was endo

n't try to combine the two. By the way," she added, turning round and speaking in a rather impertinent voice to Priscilla, "I sent you a

note just too late to answer it. I was go

would ha

s face gre

ould not

Marsh's turn

o more time here. Miss Banister, we'll see you presently, won't we? Good

"but that won't prevent

nd- and- pretty rooms- rooms with easy-chairs, and comfortable lounges, and the thousand and one things which give one a feeling of home. Take my advice, Miss Peel, there's no use fighting against the

ervousness her manner. She walked before the two girls to the door and closed it. "Please sta

out her purse. Out of the purse she took a key. The key fitted a small padlock a

d the tray. "Empty, you see," she added, pointing with her hand to the lower portion of the trunk- "nothing here to make my room pretty, and cozy, and home-like." Then she shut the trunk ag

u may count what is here. One sovereign, one half-sovereign, two or three

r purse. Her face was still absolutely colorle

eyes were lit up, and she had a sensation of feeling quite glad, and strong, and happy- "I am not going away because I am poor, and I am not going to mind what any one thinks of me as long as I do right. My room must stay empty and bare, because I have no money to make it full

bureau and put her little light p

" said Miss Day in a th

the room. They closed the door behind them, without making any noise. N

I- I- am proud of you. I am glad to know t

deserted her. She covered her face with her trembling hands. She