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Updated: May 13, 2025
There was no doubt as to the speaker, for this was Doreen Hackney's invariable greeting, and, as usual, Vava turned and said pleasantly, 'Good-morning, Doreen. 'What's the row matter, I mean? You look down in the dumps. I say, are you moping for the country?
He had noticed that Vava spoke a little evasively of the school and its pupils as being 'all right, which sounded qualified praise, and he was, or appeared to be, very much interested in her conversation. 'Oh I don't know; I didn't mean anything. I just liked Miss Courteney's face best, and I shall get to like the girls when I can understand them. Here Vava laughed.
'Here, Miss Briggs, replied Vava. Miss Briggs unfortunately took her to mean on the premises. 'Do I understand you to say that you never left the school premises? she demanded. 'Yes, I stayed here all the time till the bell rung, said Vava. 'Strange. I searched everywhere, but could not find you, commented Miss Briggs.
Stella coloured hotly, and looked despairingly at Vava, who was evidently in a mood to say dreadful things, as Stella considered them. But Mr. Jones stepped into the breach. 'If you take my advice you'll go to my school; it's one of the best in London. 'Do you keep a school? I didn't know rich people did that, said Vava.
She was very angry with Vava; but now that she had time to think she felt that she had been too hasty, and should have asked an explanation from her sister, whom she could hardly believe had really asked for a rise; still it looked like it, its coming that morning. In a different tone she asked, 'What made Mr. Jones tell you about this cheque? I thought I told you not to discuss me?
'The Scripture papers for the Fourth Form; it is the next examination after recreation, explained the head-mistress, who took this subject herself throughout the school. 'The Fourth Form! That is Vava Wharton's form, observed Miss Briggs. 'Yes, she is in the Fourth Form, agreed Miss Upjohn absent-mindedly. And then she exclaimed, 'Why, what are those papers on that shelf near the door?
I have got a better one; it is "Live and let live," put in Vava hastily. Stella looked reprovingly at her sister, and said with grave politeness, 'I don't know that it is better; but Miss Barnes was going to explain to us how she got our names down to make "Save."
'Here' was a corridor without any seats; but Vava took this command as meaning to stay out of the classroom, and she wandered off to the playground, where she sat down on a garden-seat, and looked over the subject for the next examination, feeling very irritated at Miss Briggs's dictatorial manner. Everything 'happened' wrong that morning.
Vava tried on the stockings, which she declared fitted, as nursie's knitted stockings always did. But next another unpleasant event took place, making this week the 'baddest and maddest' Vava had ever known; and to understand it the events of the day before at the City school must be related.
I know I am not a very good example, for I am not at all humble; but I think if we want Eva to go to church and be better we shall only do it by being very nice to her, and not by treating her unkindly and making her feel that we think ourselves superior, said Stella very gravely. Vava listened with equal gravity, but made no reply.
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