Are any of you going to be over ambitious and take five ?" "Not I," responded Grace and Jessica in chorus.
"I shall," said Anne quietly.

"I'm going to learn just as much as I can while I have the chance." "Well," said Jessica, "you're different.

Five studies aren't any harder for you than four for us." "Thank the lady prettily for her high opinion of your ability, Anne," said Grace, laughing.

"She really seems to be sincere." "She's too sincere for comfort," murmured Anne, who hated compliments.
"We haven't settled on that fourth subject yet," interposed Nora.
"Why don't you all take French, it is such a beautiful language," said a soft voice behind them.

"I'm sure you'd like it." The four girls turned simultaneously at the sound of the strange, soft voice, to face a girl whose beauty was almost startling.