Every girl took particular pains to be there, for most of them had been at the Harlowe's on the day that Grace had silenced Miriam.
The meeting promised to be one of interest, for had not Grace Harlowe said that she would tell them something about the betrayed signals?
"Girls," Grace began, "you all know that although it is against the rules to allow any outsider to witness our practice, we have always made an exception in favor of Jessica.

You all have perfect confidence in Jessica, I am sure.

Since practice began this fall we have allowed Anne to come to it, too.

You remember I asked permission for her to see the practice game, because I knew her to be absolutely trustworthy." Here Nora nodded emphatically, Miriam tossed her head and smiled mockingly, while the rest of the girls looked a trifle mystified.
"Anne," continued Grace, "did not understand many of our plays, so I wrote out a list of signals for her, to study and learn by heart, telling her to destroy them as soon as she was sure she knew them.

Unfortunately, she lost them, and at once told me about it.