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"I have not succeeded, dear. Miss Morrison has been prejudiced by some report from Miss Polehampton, with whom Miss Colwyn and Margaret Adair were at school. She said that the two girls were expelled together." Sir Philip was silent for a minute or two. His brows contracted. "I was afraid," he said, "that Miss Adair's championship of her friend had not been conducted in the wisest possible manner.
Miss Polehampton blandly insisted on kissing all her thirty pupils every evening; it made them feel more as if they were at home, she used to say; and her example was, of course, followed by the teachers and the girls. Margaret Adair, as one of the oldest and tallest girls in the school, generally came forward first for that evening salute.
"When Miss Polehampton used to lecture me on the difference of Margaret's position and mine, and when Lady Caroline patronized me, I certainly never thought that I should be asked to become Lady Ashley. To take Margaret's place! I have a feeling and I always had that he is the proper husband for her, and that everything will yet come right between them.
She was, therefore, deservedly popular, and did more to keep up the character of Miss Polehampton's school for comfort and cheerfulness than Miss Polehampton herself was ever likely to be aware. And the girl most devoted to Janetta was Margaret Adair.
"My Janet's as good as the best of them any day. The Adairs are not such grand people as Miss Polehampton makes out I never heard of such insulting distinctions!" "Fancy Janetta being sent away regularly expelled!" muttered Joey, with another chuckle. "You are very unkind to talk in that way!" said Janetta, addressing him, because at that moment she could not bear to look at Mr. Colwyn.
"Yes, my dear; I am sure Margaret cannot part with you yet," said Lady Caroline, amiably. "Thank you; it is most kind of you," Janetta answered, her voice shaking. "But I must ask my father whether I can stay and hear what he says; Miss Polehampton will have written to him, and "
Margaret had been purposely kept in the dark until almost the last moment, for Miss Polehampton did not in the least wish to make a scandal, and annoyed as she was by Miss Adair's avowed preference for Janetta, she had arranged a neat little plan by which Miss Colwyn was to go away "for change of air," and be transferred to a school at Worthing kept by a relation of her own at the beginning of the following term.
If the young men would pension her off and send her away, the County would very likely take them up. But we cannot receive the mother." "That is another of what Sir Philip Ashley would call class-distinctions, is it not?" said Margaret, placidly. "The sort of thing which made Miss Polehampton so anxious to separate me from poor Janetta."
Janetta's eyes fell and her color faded as she heard this threat. It meant a good deal to her. She answered quickly, but with some nervousness of tone. "Of course, that must be as you please, Miss Polehampton. If I do not satisfy you, I must go." "You satisfy me very well except in that one respect. However, I do not ask for any promise from you now.
"The fact is, Miss Colwyn," said the preceptress at length, "I have heard of you from Miss Polehampton." Janetta was on her feet in a moment. "I know very well what that means," she said, rather defiantly. "Exactly. I see that Miss Polehampton's opinion of you is justifiable.
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