No one had ever before dared to speak sharply to her.

She was about to tell the principal that she was not used to being addressed in that tone, but the words would not come.

Something in the elder woman's quiet, resolute face as she sat writing checked the wilful girl, and though she felt deeply incensed at the reprimand, she managed to control herself and walked out of the office with her head held high, vowing to herself that Miss Thompson should pay for what Eleanor termed "her insolence." All morning she sulked through her classes, and before closing time had managed to incur the displeasure of every teacher to whom she recited.
"What ails her to-day ?" whispered Nora to Jessica.
It was geometry hour, and Miss Ames, the geometry teacher, had just reproved Eleanor for inattention.
Nora shook her head.

She dared not answer, as Miss Ames was very strict, and she knew that to be caught whispering meant two originals to work out, and Nora hated originals.
When the bell rang at the close of the hour, Eleanor walked haughtily by Miss Ames, giving her a contemptuous look as she passed that made the teacher tighten her lips and look severe.

Grace, who was directly behind her, saw both the look and the expression on the teacher's face.
She felt worried for Eleanor's sake, because she saw trouble ahead for her unless she changed her tactics.