"I have much finer ones than this; I am always dressed like a lady.

How can you bear to be such a sight in that ugly linen thing ?" "My dear, simple clothes are more becoming to children," said Miss Davis, while Phyllis only curled her lip.

"If you lived more among those of your own age," continued the governess, "as I hope you will henceforth do, you would find that little girls are much happier and more free to amuse themselves when dressed suitably to their age.

You shall see how we enjoy ourselves at tennis, as we could not do in dresses as rich as yours." Miss Davis and her pupils began to play tennis, and Hetty tried to join; but her dress was too warm and too tight to allow of her making much exertion, and so she was obliged to stand by and watch the game.

Seeing the great enjoyment of the players, Hetty began to feel the spirit of the game, and remembered how she had often longed to be one of the happy children whom she had seen at play in other scenes than this.