CHAPTER V.DISCOVERIES IN THE GARDEN.
Left by herself, Miss de Sor turned back again by way of the trees.
So far, her interview with the drawing-master had helped to pass the time.

Some girls might have found it no easy task to arrive at a true view of the character of Alban Morris.

Francine's essentially superficial observation set him down as "a little mad," and left him there, judged and dismissed to her own entire satisfaction.
Arriving at the lawn, she discovered Emily pacing backward and forward, with her head down and her hands behind her, deep in thought.

Francine's high opinion of herself would have carried her past any of the other girls, unless they had made special advances to her.

She stopped and looked at Emily.
It is the sad fate of little women in general to grow too fat and to be born with short legs.