"We had a stormy enough time last year, goodness knows.

Really, girls, it is hard to believe that Miriam Nesbit and Julia Crosby were at one time the banes of our existence.

They come next to you three girls with me, now." "I think that we all feel the same about them," replied Grace.

"Miriam is a perfect dear now, and is just as enthusiastic over class matters as we are." "It looks as though everything were going to be plain sailing this year," said Jessica.

"There isn't a disturbing element in the class that I know of.