"What a joy and a diversion you must have been to Miriam." "I was anything but an unqualified source of pleasure during my freshman year," replied Elfreda.

"It is plain to be seen that Grace never told you my early Overton history." "Now, Elfreda--" began Grace, but Elfreda was not to be thus easily deterred from saying her say.

She launched forth with a ludicrous account of her freshman shortcomings that left Mrs.Gray and Grace breathless with laughter.
"Elfreda, it is hard to say which is funnier, you or Hippy," Mrs.Gray's eyes twinkled with enjoyment.
"Well, isn't it so ?" demanded J.Elfreda.

"Isn't that exactly the way I used to do ?" "It's what I call a highly exaggerated account of your self-named misdeeds," returned Grace.

"You haven't said a word about all the nice things you did for the girls." "I don't remember them," evaded Elfreda hastily.