All this passed rapidly through Grace's mind as she waited for the team to appear.
The spectators were arriving in numbers.

The gallery was almost full, and it still lacked fifteen minutes of the time before the game would be called.

The proverbial little bird had been extremely busy, and all sorts of rumors regarding the two teams were afloat.

The juniors were, as usual, seated in a body and making a great deal of unnecessary noise.

The members of the sophomore class were scattered here and there.