"You yourself told mother this morning that Connie had insulted you." "Yes, and I was a beast to say so!" cried the girl "She meant it awfully well.

Only I thought she thought I had been trying to sponge on her; because I said something about having no dresses for the Commem.

balls, even if I wanted to 'come out' then--which I don't!--and she straightaway offered to give me that dress in Brandon's.

And I was cross, and behaved like a fiend.

And afterwards Connie said she was awfully sorry if she'd hurt my feelings." And suddenly Nora's brown eyes filled with tears.
"Well, you get on with her," said Alice, with fresh impatience--"and I don't.