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"But," said Ruth, disentangling herself from Kathleen's embrace, "you don't mean that Miss Ravenscroft Miss Ravenscroft wanted you to go and see her and you didn't go?" "No, I didn't go. Why should I go? Miss Ravenscroft has nothing whatever to do with me." "Oh, Kathleen! she is your mistress the head-mistress of the Great Shirley School." "Well, and what about that?
Perhaps she gets low marks, perhaps she is told she ought to do better, and quite rightly, because we want her to rise to give really good work, and are not satisfied till she does; but whether it is good or not, if it is her best, she has fought a good battle for the school, and has "helped to maintain the high standard of duty which was founded in the school by its first and beloved head-mistress Ada Benson."
The only thing that I can assure you beforehand is that if it is a workable scheme, and likely to give you great pleasure, I will do my best to entertain it." "Then we're certain to have it certain," said Kathleen. "It was I who thought of it. You will forgive me if I speak out just as plainly as possible?" "Of course, Kathleen dear." "Well, you know you are the head-mistress."
"I scarcely know Miss Ravenscroft. I just spoke to her the first day I went to the school." "She has asked me too. What can it be about?" said Alice. "Then you can take a message from me; I am not going," said Kathleen. "What?" cried Alice. "I don't think even you will dare to defy the head-mistress. Why, my dear Kathleen, you will never get over it. This is madness. Mother, do speak to her."
She had white hair, calm, large, well-opened blue eyes, a steadfast mouth, and a gracious and at the same time dignified manner. She was not exactly beautiful; but she had the sort of face which most girls respected and which many loved. Nora looked earnestly at her, and in her wild, impulsive Irish fashion, gave her heart on the spot. "What is your name, my dear?" said the head-mistress kindly.
"So she has gone!" she said. "So she is to be my head-mistress in future. But never mind her now. It is a long way off school-days, and the holidays have hardly begun. Frosty has gone off to fetch the children. I am dying with excitement to see them. But it was great fun to watch you, Rosamund.
He had been met by Miss Upjohn, who was very glad to see him, as she wished to speak about some school matter, which being soon settled, Mr. Jones began at once, 'And how is my little friend Vava Wharton getting on? There was nothing unusual in his asking this, for it was his usual question, and the head-mistress replied with a smile, 'She is not very little, but she is getting on very well.
"I don't know what insubordination is," said Kathleen, shaking her head. "Is it true," continued the head-mistress, "that you have started a society which is called by some ridiculous name such as The Wild Irish Girls, and that you meet each week in a quarry a short distance from town; that you have got rules and badges; that you sing naughty songs, and altogether misbehave yourselves?
"I'll try," said Ingred, scrubbing her eyes with her pocket-handkerchief. Opening Day The Girls' College at Grovebury, under its able head-mistress, Miss Burd, had made itself quite a name in the neighborhood. The governors, realizing that it was outgrowing its old premises, decided to erect others, and had put up a handsome building in a good situation near the Abbey.
It was too late, however, to withdraw them, and Miss Mohun could only insist on air and exercise, and permit no work after the seven-o'clock tea. She was endeavouring to chase cobwebs from the brains of the students by the humours of Mrs. Nickleby, when a message was brought that Miss Leverett, the head-mistress of the High School, wished to speak to her in the dining-room.
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