What has she done that you should speak of her as you do ?" "She called me into her office this morning and made a whole lot of fuss because I didn't have a written excuse for yesterday's absence," said Eleanor angrily.

"When I told her that I stayed at home because I felt inclined to do so, she almost had a spasm, and gave me another lecture then and there, ending up by saying that it must not occur again.

I should like to know how she knew I was absent yesterday." "Miss Thompson always knows when a girl is absent," replied Grace.
"The special teachers report to her every day.

It is the rule of this school for a girl to present her excuse at the office as soon as she returns; then her name is taken off the absent list.

If she is absent the second day, then a messenger is sent to her home to find out the cause.