"Is it school that makes you so?
If it is, I don't think I shall stay long.

I like to drift along and do only what my inclination prompts me to do.

I hate responsibility of any sort." "Perhaps you will feel differently about school after a while," said Anne quietly.

"This is my third year in Oakdale High School, and I never had any good times until I came here.

As for responsibility, it is a good thing to learn to be responsible for one's self, if for no one else." "Well, perhaps you are right, but I am sure that if you had never lived long enough in one country to become acclimated, you wouldn't feel very responsible, either," said Eleanor in such rueful tones that the girls laughed, although they secretly disapproved of Eleanor's inconsequential attitude.
"Did you think the examinations hard ?" asked Jessica of Eleanor.
"Oh, no," replied Eleanor lightly.