They approved of the theatre, but for them the foot-lights divided the two worlds, and they wished no trespassing of the stage folks on their territory.

Quite their opposite were the girls who were desperately stage struck and cherished secret designs on the stage.

They were extremely friendly for the sake of plying Anne with questions about her art.

At first Anne's position among her classmates was rather difficult to define.

After the ball which Elfreda had set in motion had rolled itself to a standstill for want of more gossip to keep it going, Grace saw with secret trepidation that despite the loyalty of a few, Anne had lost caste at Overton.
"History is repeating itself," she remarked gloomily to Miriam, as together the two left the library one afternoon and set out for a short walk before dinner.