Finally Miss Thompson handed it to her, and told Anne she was sure she would do what was right." "You owe a great deal to Anne, Miriam," Grace continued, "for if she had not gone to Miss Thompson I am afraid you would have been suspended from school.

Miss Thompson would have had very little mercy upon you, for she knew about those examination papers last June." Miriam looked so utterly miserable and ashamed at Grace's words, that Anne hastened to say: "I would have given you your pin at once, Miriam, but you were away from school.

Then David told me how unhappy you seemed.

I hadn't said a word to any one about the pin until I told Grace.

We decided to come and see you, and say that we were willing to 'let bygones be bygones' if you were.
We thought it was right to let you know that we knew everything.