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After luncheon white frocks were donned for prize-giving, and then the younger girls went about in groups visiting the graduating Sixth Form and admiring their flowers. The crew of the "Jolly Susan" had clubbed together to buy roses for their Captain. "We can't get blue roses," Nancy had said regretfully, "but let's get the palest pink we can find and tie them with blue gauze.
"Now will you be certain sure to get it from the parcel room and see that Molly has it in plenty of time. I'll make the two of you responsible Judy, you remind her we go straight to the drawing-room for the reception after prize-giving and " "Don't worry your fussy old self," said Josephine cheerfully; "nobody really believes in me, but Judy never forgets.
There were twenty-two names down; and Roy, in a romantic impulse, had proposed making a real joust of it; each knight to wear a lady's favour; a Queen of Beauty and Love to be chosen for the prize-giving, as in the days of chivalry. Lance had rather hotly objected; and a few inveterate bachelors had backed him up. But the bulk of men are sentimental at heart; none more than the soldier.
Gordon flushed with excitement at what lay before him. He wanted everyone else to laugh with him too. An enormous tea was ordered. Men from the outhouses came down, the tables were drawn up on the V. A green, and the afternoon went by in a whirl of happiness. They rolled out arm in arm for the prize-giving. For the last time Gordon saw the whole staff sitting on "their dais serene."
Judith had never had flowers sent to her before and she felt that it was quite an occasion, and in some mysterious way marked the fact that she was growing up and next year would be in the Sixth. It WAS exciting. "The play's to begin at seven sharp," called Jane. "Did you see the notice? early lunch and an hour's quiet before prize-giving. What a bore!" "I'll be glad of it," said Sally May.
The sudden introduction of the topic had given me a bit of a jolt, it is true, for in the stress of recent happenings I had rather let that prize-giving business slide to the back of my mind; but I had speedily recovered and, as I say, was able to reply with a manly d.f. "But, my dear chap," I said, "I took it for granted that you would understand that that was all part of my schemes."
And, thirdly, he had been chosen to recite a Shaksperean piece at the ceremony of prize-giving. It was the success in Composition which tickled his father's pride, for was not this a proof of heredity? Aunt Annie flattered herself on the Good Conduct prize. Mrs.
Thus the three horses and their two riders rode swiftly to the lists, and it was the blare of the trumpet sounded by the squire as his lord rode into the arena which had broken in upon the prize-giving and drawn away the attention and interest of the spectators. "Ha, John!" cried the prince, craning his neck, "who is this cavalier, and what is it that he desires?"
But I'll tell you this much: the prospect of that prize-giving on the thirty-first of this month has been turning my existence into a nightmare. I haven't been able to sleep or think or eat ... By the way, that reminds me. You never explained that cipher telegram about the sausages and ham." "It wasn't a cipher telegram.
Morrison, whose shrewd questions and business knowledge made him feel very uncomfortable, as did some of her plain comments on his behaviour. The days flew by until the eventful Friday when there was the prize-giving, the play of Dante, in which Vava had the rôle of heroine, and, to wind up, the dinner-party and theatre afterwards.
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